Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at The New York Law Institute!
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at The New York Law Institute!
Hiram R. Revels, Joseph F. Rainey, Shirley Chisholm, John Conyers….. are just a few names of those who pioneered the way for African American representation in the U.S. Congress….. Hiram R. Revels was the first African American to serve in Congress (1870-1871). Revels owned a barber shop, created and taught in schools for African Americans,…
You probably know that November 11th is known as Veterans Day, a Federal Holiday…. And you may know that Veterans Day was original “Armistice Day” — commemorating the end of World War I (November 11, 1918) … But did you know that November 11th officially became Veterans Day on June 1, 1954 (P.L. 280)? You…
The Internet Archive has announced that more than 125,000 U.S. Supreme Court records and briefs spanning nearly two centuries of American law are now freely accessible online. The collection contains three parts: “The first is the official records from the lower court(s): the trial transcripts, evidence, and procedural documents that travel with each case up…
LLAGNY’s Professional Advancement Committee teamed up with Deliberate Solos for yet another excellent CLE program…. held in March at The New York Law Institute …. Click here for my Law Lines review of “Emerging AI Issues for Lawyers”.
General… President (our Country’s first)… George Washington’s reputation often resides in his role in the American Revolution… As his eulogist famously noted, Washington was “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen” Washington’s leadership was a deciding factor in the defeat of the British, a first for the Empire…