In 1852, the Third Avenue Railroad Company obtained a franchise to construct and operate a street railway service in parts of Manhattan. The company … More Elizabeth Jennings and the Desegregation of Public Transportation in New York City »
Today we are launching a new feature on our blog. Penelope (Penny) Andrews, our Trustee (2013-2016) and continuing Trustee Emeritus, has moved back to … More Notes from South Africa: Reflections on Judge Kaye & Legal Reform »
Chief Justice John Roberts will not grow a beard. But what else do we know about him? On Friday, November 20th the Society was … More Event Recap: Chief Justice John Roberts on Charles Evans Hughes »
This entry was written by Christine Mooney, a faculty member at Queensborough Community College, CUNY. Since 2009, she has served as a faculty member … More Garfinkel Essay Scholarship: It’s About the Journey »
Hon. Albert M. Rosenblatt is a retired Judge of the New York Court of Appeals and the President of the Historical Society of the … More Historic Postcards of New York County Courthouses »
In 725, the Kingdom of Kent lost its predominance in Anglo-Saxon England and the center of power moved to the Kingdom of Wessex. The … More Emergence of the Common Law, The Anglo-Saxon Dooms, 601-1020 AD, Part 2: Dooms of the Kingdom of Wessex »
The Jackson List is a newsletter written by John Q. Barrett (Professor of Law at St. John’s Law School & Elizabeth S. Lenna Fellow … More The Jackson List: Miss Willard’s English Reading List (1910) »
This post is by Peter D. Cantone, Associate at Phillips Lytle LLP. Approximately 300 miles separate Buffalo and the surrounding areas from Court of … More Western New York Women Pioneers in the Law: Upcoming Program at SUNY Buffalo (11/5 @ 5:30PM) »
This post is by Frances Murray, former librarian of the New York Court of Appeals and expert on legal history. This is the first … More Emergence of the Common Law, The Anglo-Saxon Dooms, 601-1020 AD, Part 1: Dooms of the Kingdom of Kent »
On December 13, 1915, Matthew J. Jasen was born in Buffalo, New York. In a public career that spanned much of the 20th century, … More The 100th Anniversary of Judge Matthew J. Jasen’s Birth: A Commemoration »
