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Iantha Haight

03 October 2023

How to Locate Supreme Court Briefs

The United States Supreme Court is back in session this week, and we're marking the occasion with a quick rundown on the best places to locate briefs filed before the highest court of …

by Iantha Haight


  U.S. Supreme Court
28 September 2023

Having Problems Loading E-Books in the Aspen Learning Library?

Some people (including me) are having trouble accessing e-books on the Aspen Learning Library website. We can get into the website just fine, but when we try to open a book, all we …

by Iantha Haight


  Electronic Resources
20 September 2023

How to Use SSRN, a Source for the Hottest New Legal Scholarship

Publishing an article takes a long time. Editors make suggestions. The writer makes changes. Citations are double-checked. Then formatting and final edits. The entire process can take months or even years. So how …

by Iantha Haight


  Electronic Resources, Research Tips
11 September 2023

Win Some New Library Swag at the Library Fair on Thursday!

Just in: new library swag! Visit the Library Fair this Thursday September 14 to play plinko and win a prize! We will have sugary treats for all visitors (while supplies last) and helpful …

by Iantha Haight


  Law Library News
22 August 2023

Library Leadership Change: Welcome New Library Director Shawn Nevers

BYU Law Library Director Shawn Nevers We are happy to introduce Shawn Nevers as the new director of the BYU Howard W. Hunter Law Library! Shawn is a graduate of the Law School …

by Iantha Haight


  Law Library News
03 April 2023

Summer Access: Lexis+, Bloomberg Law, Westlaw, and More

It feels like Narnia's endless winter outside, but summer is almost here with its opportunities for externships, internships, summer jobs, and hopefully some outdoor fun! If you are doing research over the summer …

by Iantha Haight


  Electronic Resources
  Summer research
14 March 2023

HeinOnline Completes Indexing for All Utah Session Laws Back to 1851

HeinOnline has long been a valuable source of historical legal information. Over the years, Hein has digitized state session laws and state statutes that extend to pre-statehood materials whenever possible. These historical materials …

by Iantha Haight


  Electronic Resources
  session laws | HeinOnline | state law | Utah
02 March 2023

Casetext Launches New AI Legal Assistant Based on Same Technology as ChatGPT

Casetext made a huge announcement yesterday--the release of "the first AI legal assistant" based on OpenAI's natural language processing model. Click here to view the press release. The tool, named CoCounsel, is based …

by Iantha Haight


  Website Recommendations
  artificial intelligence | casetext
17 February 2023

Understanding How Congressional Bills Are Numbered

When locating the original text of Congressional bills, it is important to understand how Congressional bills are numbered. Each bill is assigned a number in sequential order when it is introduced into Congress. …

by Iantha Haight


  Research Tips
  legislative history | ProQuest Congressional; electronic database; legislative history | congress.gov | bills
06 February 2023

Shortcuts for Creating 50-State Surveys

A 50-State survey is a compilation of state laws on a narrow topic gathered for the purpose of comparison. Scholars use these surveys to analyze and understand the law. Corporations use them to …

by Iantha Haight


  Research Tips
  50-state surveys
18 January 2023

New Year, New Database: Jus Mundi for International Arbitration

We are excited to announce the addition of a new database to our collections: Jus Mundi for international arbitration research. Jus Mundi has an extensive collection of cases for investment arbitration, commercial arbitration, …

by Iantha Haight


  Electronic Resources
11 January 2023

Westlaw Precision Has Launched. How Is It Different?

If you logged into Westlaw today you probably noticed that it looks a little different. Westlaw rolled out their new Precision platform today for all law students and faculty across the United Sates. …

by Iantha Haight


  Electronic Resources
09 November 2022

vLex International Law & Technology Writing Competition Open Until Dec. 1st

Want to enter a writing competition but don't have a lot of time? The vLex International Writing competition is a good one to participate in because submissions are short and informal--in blog style …

by Iantha Haight


  General News
  writing competitions
10 October 2022

Westlaw Precision Coming January 11

Prepare for your Westlaw to look a little different. Legal research system providers are constantly trying to improve their systems. Four years after the release of Westlaw Edge (the Westlaw version we currently …

by Iantha Haight


  Electronic Resources
  Westlaw
06 October 2022

Study Rooms Are Available Again!

Construction is finally wrapping up on the fourth floor and faculty are moving out of library study rooms and back into their offices. We have really enjoyed seeing our wonderful faculty more often …

by Iantha Haight


  Law Library News
  study rooms
03 October 2022

SCOTUS To Continue Live Streaming Oral Arguments

The United States Supreme Court is opening its doors to the public for the first time since March 2020 (for oral arguments only), but in a win for transparency, the Court has announced …

by Iantha Haight


  U.S. Supreme Court
  oral arguments | dockets
28 September 2022

New Collection for Researching Water Law

Water law is a big deal here in the Western United States, and HeinOnline just released a new tool for researching it. Editors at Hein have pulled together primary and secondary sources from …

by Iantha Haight


  Electronic Resources
  water law
15 September 2022

Thanks for Attending the Library Fair and Congrats to Our Winner!

A big thank you to all of the students who attended the Welcome Back to the Library Fair last Thursday! We were really excited to share with you about our library services. We …

by Iantha Haight


  Law Library News
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