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It’s Summer — time for internships – and time for a little NYLI orientation ! We were pleased to meet up with U.S. Bankruptcy summer clerks and provide research tips and orientation to NYLI’s collection…. And summer learning isn’t just for summer clerks! Check out my colleague Brooke Raymond’s excellent LibGuide on Bankruptcy….by clicking here…

You probably know that Memorial Day Weekend is considered the unofficial kickoff for Summer, and that many Americans celebrate the holiday by enjoying their first BBQ since Labor Day… But did you know that Memorial Day has its origins in the American Civil War? In 1868, John A. Logan issued General Order No. 11 designating…

95 years after the 15th Amendment’s ratification, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 promised to enforce the right to vote by eliminating obstacles such as poll taxes, literacy tests, and other bureaucratic restrictions imposed by many Southern state legislatures during the post-Reconstruction period. In 1964, nearly 100 years after the Civil War ended, numerous peaceful…

The LLAGNY Book Club closed out its season with a meeting to discuss first time novelist Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s Fleishman Is In Trouble. This contemporary novel (now a series on Hulu) chronicles the milieu of Manhattan’s hyper-achievers and their shifting views of marriage, relationships and family. Check out my full Law Lines review by clicking here! And now…