16 July 2012
Fastcase Advance Sheets
09 July 2012
Mandatory e-Filing in Utah
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Utah Judicial Council recently approved a new rule that requires mandatory electronic filing in all Utah state civil cases beginning April 1, 2013. The new rule, …
06 July 2012
5 Years of Hunter’s Query
On July 6, 2007 this blog was officially born. It's hard to believe it's been 5 years. The goal of the blog has always been to keep those interested in the BYU Hunter …
02 July 2012
Utah Bar Journal as eBook
The Utah Bar Journal is an important resource for Utah attorneys to keep up to date with changes in Utah law and stay informed of activities and happenings in the local Bar. Students …
21 June 2012
Executive Privilege and CRS Reports
Executive privilege has been in the news lately as President Obama has asserted it for the first time in his presidency. The Wall Street Journal recently published a list of executive privilege assertions over …
19 June 2012
Google Books to Library Books
Searching Google Books can often be an important part of research as it allows researchers to search the full-text of many books. However, researchers can only view portions of books that are still …
12 June 2012
Lexis Advance
By now most of our students should be aware of Lexis Advance, Lexis's newest iteration and competitor to WestlawNext. In an attempt to get students to be more familiar with Lexis Advance, Lexis …
07 June 2012
Google Scholar Legal Documents
Earlier this week I retweeted a blog post on Internet for Lawyers detailing a change to Google Scholar and how it affects case law searching. I've had a chance to look at the …
04 June 2012
Where to Start Researching?
One of the common questions you'll face when receiving a new legal research assignment is "Where should I start?" There's a number of places that work as a good starting place, but one …
29 May 2012
Banking and the Poor
Professor Mehrsa Baradaran recently took a new job at the University of Georgia School of Law. We're sad to see her go, but wish her good luck in her new position. Just before …
24 May 2012
Library Catalog Enhancements
The Law Library catalog is the place to go to find books (both print and electronic) in our collection. Recently a few more features were added to the catalog to make it more …
22 May 2012
State AG Opinions
The Law Library has recently acquired access to the State Attorney General Reports & Opinions database on HeinOnline. This database has the AG reports and opinions for all 50 states as well as …
18 May 2012
Congrats to Dale Swensen!
The Law Library's own Dale Swensen, Head of Technical Services and Digital Access, recently won the Utah Library Association's Special Recognition Award. The Law School has a nice piece up about Dale and …
18 May 2012
Race, Prediction & Discretion
Professor Shima Baradaran has recently posted her newest article, Race, Prediction & Discretion to SSRN. This article will be published in the George Washington Law Review. For more of Professor Baradaran's articles see …
16 May 2012
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory & the Law
Reading legal opinions and scholarship can be heavy. If I ever need a break and want some well-written, informative and humorous legal writing I turn to the Green Bag: An Entertaining Journal of …
10 May 2012
The Citator Gap
Using Shepard's or KeyCite to make sure the cases you rely upon are good law is an essential part of the research process. These citators, however, aren't perfect and I was reminded of …
08 May 2012
Y Mountain Trail in Congress
On April 24 Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz introduced a bill to the House of Representatives (H.R. 4484) that would enact the `Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act'. Under this law the federal government would …
04 May 2012