New York Family Law Research Guide: Family Law News Sources

The New York Law Journal (NYLJ) is one of the leading legal news sources in New York.  To be up-to-date on the latest developments in New York law, you should read NYLJ. You can browse NYLJ by topic.  At the top of the screen, select Law Topics > Browse All > Family Law to obtain a list that will include the latest family law headlines from NYLJ.  NYLJ is published by ALM/Law.com.

• New York Law Journal 

NYSBA Family Law Section's site includes link: Overview: Resources (on left).  Click Resources to view:

• Family/Matrimonial Law Resources

Additionally:

NYSBA's News Center highlights news releases, podcasts, ethics opinions, reports, and news articles.  You can filter the sources by practice area, including family law.

• NYSBA News Center

As noted on the home page of this guide:

New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) law student membership is free. 

• Membership offers the opportunity to join practice-focused NYSBA Sections, such as the Family Law Section.  Family Law Section members can access the Family Law Review, attend events, and participate in an online community.

Westlaw Bulletins & Topical Highlights summarize recent federal and state judicial, legislative and administrative developments.  

• West Topical Highlights: Family Law: summaries of important points of law from decisions on family-related topics, including federal and state cases. 
• Westlaw State Bulletin: New York: summaries of recent federal and state judicial, legislative, and administrative activities affecting New York law.

The LexBlog network is the largest professional blog network in the world.  An editorial team selects posts which offer unique and compelling content.  The content on its site is continually updated. It hopes to publish "the best of the best" of legal blog posts. Lexblog has a page on Family & Divorce Law.

LexBlog: Family & Divorce

Law.com aggregates news stories and commentary from ALM publications such as The American Lawyer, National Law Journal, New Jersey Law Journal, New York Law Journal and The Recorder.   It includes topic page:

• Family Law (Headlines)

Law360 is a comprehensive and timely news service which, according to its website, covers:

• Every major litigation development in the U.S. federal district courts
• Every major lawsuit filed against the world’s 2,000 top companies
• Every major opinion handed down in the U.S. federal courts
• Every major development in class actions and multidistrict litigation
• Every major transaction involving the top 250 U.S. law firms
• Every major hire at the top 800 U.S. law firms
• Every major initiative by state, federal and international legislatures

• Law360
• Law360: New York

Bloomberg Law news provides real time access to Bloomberg's authoritative news coverage. Legal news stories are arranged by topic. To access the news channels, you must first register with Bloomberg Law. To register: Brooklyn Law School students should click on the link to request a law school account from the Bloomberg Law home page. 

Once registered with/signed in to Bloomberg Law: click on the main screen News & Analysis tab > select: Bloomberg Law News to view a pull-down menu of legal news topics.  While there is no family law topic, you can search Bloomberg Law News for "family law."

One of the more relevant and popular news sources is: 

• United States Law Week