Our very own Elevator Ed will again be celebrating Earth Day this year (on April 22). If planting flowers is not your thing, head over to the Earth Day Network, which will be live streaming three days of climate action beginning on April 20, 2021, with a global youth climate summit led by Earth Uprising.
On March 28, 1955, NYLS alumnus John Marshall Harlan ’24 formally took his seat as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. An article titled “Mr. Worth Street,” appearing in the April/May 1998 issue of the NYLS student newspaper The Reporter, provides a short sketch of the Justice’s professional career and his connection to the school.
The law school celebrated the formal naming of the portion of Worth Street between Church Street and West Broadway as Justice John M. Harlan Way in May 1991 as part of the law school’s centennial celebration.
A Firm Perspective is written by Martha Goldman, a retired Big Law firm library manager who then returned to the NYLS Mendik Library where her career began…
As you progress through research classes, all sorts of legal jargon referred to by initials, popular or shortened names and abbreviations pass your way. It’s almost akin to learning a new language and can be frustrating. Some are universal and others are more relevant to specific areas of legal practice. Two resources that can help decipher what the abbreviations mean are the Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations and the Bluebook (you can sign up for a free trial of the online edition). For example, if you already know what the non-legal abbreviation ROTFL means, the foray into legal jargon will be easy. Once you are familiar with the most common abbreviations and their sources, you will be ready to understand and tackle an assignment.
For assistance with research and jargon translation, contact the Reference Librarians at reference@nyls.edu
In celebration of women’s history month, the National Archives is showcasing a selection of the many trailblazing women throughout history whose stories can be found within its holdings. The collection includes correspondence, original documents, photos, and even newsreels, all “records that help tell the story of women’s rights and history.”
In celebration of African American History Month, the National Archives has compiled dozens of its online resources documenting the African American experience and the extraordinary contributions of African Americans to United States history. Among other things, you can explore videos, blogs, historic documents, numerous online exhibits, and many other resources. There is also an African American Research page.
