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Programs & Publications

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> Past Programs: New York State Court of Appeals Lecture Series

> Past Programs: Recommended Outside Programs

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New York Legal History

> Legal History By Era

        >> Colonial New York Under British Rule: 1674-1776

> New York Court Histories

        >> NYS Court of Appeals (The State's Highest Court): Its History

        >> The Four Departments of the Appellate Division: Their Histories

        >> NYS Supreme Court: Its History

        >> Other New York Courts: Their Histories

> The Bench & The Bar

        >> New York State Court of Appeals

        >> New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department

        >> New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department

        >> New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department / Bench Portraits

        >> New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department

        >> New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department

        >> New York State Supreme Court

        >> New York State Court of Claims

        >> New York State Court of Chancery

        >> Beyond the Bench & The Bar (coming soon)

        >> Legal Luminaries (coming soon)

        >> Public Service (coming soon)

        >> Bar Associations (coming soon)

> Oral Histories

        >> Collection of Bench & Bar Reminiscences

> The Rule of Law

        >> Charters & Constitutions

        >> Role of the Judge (coming soon)

        >> Role of the Lawyer (coming soon)

        >> Role of the Jury (coming soon)

        >> Role of a Free Press (coming soon)

        >> Reflections on the Rule of Law (coming soon)

> Courthouse Design

        >> New York State Court of Appeals Hall

        >> New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division

        >> Courthouses Around the State

        >> History and Architecture of New York State Supreme Courthouse

        >> NYS Courthouse / Lady Justices



The Academic Center

>  Introduction

>  Garfinkel Essay Contest

>  Elementary School Resources

>  Middle School Resources

>  High School & Community College Resources

>  Courthouse Tours & Classroom Speakers



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