Happy soon-to-be-Halloween from the Mendik Library!

Don’t forget to enter our Halloween Info Hunt for your chance to WIN great prizes such as study aids, law dictionaries, NYLS commuter mugs, Westlaw blankets, Lexis points, and more!  Just answer the six Halloween Info Hunt questions.  Your answers don’t need to be perfect—just close!

The deadline to enter is 9PM on Monday, November 1 so don’t delay!  Click here to access the questions.  Each slide includes just one question, along with step-by-step instructions that will get you to the answer.

And don’t forget to stop by the Reference Desk (beginning Thursday, October 28) for Halloween candy (no costume required).

Happy soon-to-be-Halloween from the Mendik Library!

As an early Halloween treat, here’s your opportunity to WIN great prizes such as study aids, law dictionaries, NYLS commuter mugs, Westlaw blankets, Lexis points, and more!  Just answer the six Halloween Info Hunt questions.  Your answers don’t need to be perfect—just close!

Click here to access the questions.  Each slide includes just one question, along with step-by-step instructions that will get you to the answer.

And don’t forget to stop by the Reference Desk (beginning Thursday, October 28) for Halloween candy (no costume required).

This past August, the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its sixth report addressing the issue of climate change. The Sixth Assessment Report, titled “The Physical Science Basis of Climate Change,” issued a dire warning about human-induced greenhouse gases and the imperative to reduce emissions by 100% by 2050 to avoid catastrophic climate change.  An executive summary details the findings and those who are inclined are welcome to peruse the almost 4,000 (!) page report.

For those 1Ls who have not yet taken one or both of their required RSWs for Legal Practice, there is a make-up session for each class being offered on Sunday, October 31 (Happy Halloween!).

You must register using the links below to attend these classes.

MAKE-UP Jurisdiction & Authority RSW
2:00pm – 2:50pm, Sunday, October 31, 2021
https://nyls.libcal.com/event/8405889

MAKE-UP Secondary Sources RSW
3:30pm – 4:20pm, Sunday, October 31, 2021
https://nyls.libcal.com/event/8405900

The new Supreme Court term will begin this Monday, October 4^th, 2021.

The Court has an active term ahead with high stakes cases surrounding abortion rights, the 2^nd Amendment, religious freedom, and the Boston Marathon bombing.  While many cases have potentially wide implications, all eyes will likely be on the December 1, 2021 oral arguments set to determine the fate of Roe v. Wade.  Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization will decide whether “all pre-viability prohibitions on abortions are unconstitutional.”

You can find more information on the upcoming Supreme Court term at HeinOnline’s Preview of United States Supreme Court Cases or the SCOTUS Blog (includes case summaries).  You can also view the case briefs at the Supreme Court’s website (under CASE DOCUMENTS click the link for Docket Search and enter the docket number of the case you are interested in). The Court will again be making available to the public live audio of the arguments.  Check for the link on the Supreme Court’s web site on the day of argument.

Remember to register for your required RSW on Secondary Sources. Sessions begin on September 21.  Click this link to go to the registration page.

Even Elevator Ed is talking about secondary sources!

Constitution Day is observed each year on September 17 to commemorate the date on which thirty-nine delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania signed the United States Constitution in 1787. The Convention was convened as a result of dissatisfaction with the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States. In 2004, Congress changed the designation to Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, to “recognize all who, by coming of age or by naturalization, have become citizens.”

The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia offers a number of educational videos, including a virtual tour of the Center’s Signers Hall. The original Constitution is held at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. but wherever you are you can access and download your own copy of the Constitution from the National Archives. You can also download copies of the Bill of Rights (the first ten amendments to the Constitution) and all of the subsequent amendments (11-27).

Click here for a full schedule of online events being offered by the National Constitution Center.