Shawn Nevers

BYU Law rose 3 spots to #39 in the annual U.S. News and World Report Ranking of Best Law Schools.  Also ranked at #39 are George Mason, Ohio State, and University of Maryland.

Yesterday Google announced that it's improving its legal citator by changing how it presents citations to legal opinions.  From the Google Scholar Blog: "Now, instead of sorting the citing documents by their prominence, …

HeinOnline is one of the most popular databases we offer--and rightfully so.  Its vast collection of pdf legal materials creates an incredible tool for researchers (especially those of you doing source pulls).  While …

Bloomberg is a well-known name in the business and financial sectors.  In the past few years it has attempted to become more of a player in the legal sector as well.  In fact, …

Each year the Washington and Lee School of Law announces its rankings of the nation's law journals.   In a nutshell, the Washington and Lee Law Journal ranking is based on a "weighted combination …

The Law School is privileged to have Justice Goodwin Liu of the California Supreme Court as its Jurist-in-residence beginning tomorrow.  As many of you are aware, Justice Liu was previously a professor at …

The Law Library is always looking for new resources that will be valuable to researchers.  One of our most recent purchases is a database that will make federal legislative history research a less-daunting …

Administrative agencies are interesting creatures in our system of government.  They are part of the executive branch, but have quasi-legislative and quasi-judicial powers that must be considered when doing legal research.  Regulations, which …

Professor Fred Gedicks has recently posted his newest article, Establishment Clause Incorporation: A Logical, Textual, and Historical Defense, to SSRN.  For more of Professor Gedicks' articles click here.

    We know it's a tough job market and we want to do everything we can to help.  One of the resources you might find useful in your job search is The …

One of the things Valentine's Day makes me think of is poetry.  That probably comes from the fact that my mom used to write us poems for Valentine's Day.  The only poetry I …

At the reference desk we often get questions about how to do legislative history research.  The library has several electronic databases that can help if you're looking for federal legislative history documents.  To …

Professor Cheryl Preston and co-author Brandon Crowther have recently posted their article, Infancy Doctrine Inquiries, to SSRN.  The article, published in the Santa Clara Law Review, examines this contract law doctrine in light …

The Utah Legislature is currently in session.  Bills are being introduced, discussed, debated, amended, and some will ultimately be passed, signed by the Governor and become law.  Once they become law they will …

With one of its professors, Larry EchoHawk, serving in the Obama administration as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, BYU Law School has a unique connection to American Indian Law.  To support research and …

One of the things I love most about my job as a law librarian is trying to find ways to get students interested in legal research.  I'm not going to lie--it's not always …

Professor Shima Baradaran has recently posted her newest article, Race, Prediction, and Pretrial Detention, to SSRN.   The article is co-authored with Professor Frank McIntyre.  Here's the abstract: "We use a large, nationally representative …