07 January 2011
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04 January 2011
WestlawNext
BYU Law students now have access to the next generation of Westlaw — WestlawNext. When signing in to Westlaw, you should now have access to both Westlaw and WestlawNext through links at the top …
22 December 2010
Merry Christmas!
The Law Library would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. We will be closed from Thursday to Sunday for the Christmas holiday, but will reopen on Monday the 27th. For some Christmas …
22 December 2010
BYU Law Ranked 19th
Professor Paul Caron of the Tax Prof Blog has crunched some numbers from the latest edition of the Princeton Review's Best 172 Law Schools and come up with some alternative rankings for law …
08 December 2010
Hein’s New Look and IP
If you've been to HeinOnline this week, which I imagine you haven't since you've been studying for finals, you've probably noticed that it looks a bit different. Hein has swapped it's blue background …
08 December 2010
Prof. Jones Article
Professor RonNell Andersen Jones has recently posted her latest article, Litigation, Legislation and Democracy in a Post-Newspaper America, to SSRN. It will be published in the Washington and Lee Law Review.
02 December 2010
Flash Cards and Sample Exams
The Law Library has a number of resources that can help you study for finals. One of them is our Law in a Flash, flash card sets. We currently have flash card sets …
02 December 2010
Buses and Statutory Interpretation
I thought this was an interesting story from the Wall Street Journal Law Blog on statutory interpretation. The Case of the School Bus, the Stop Sign and the Missing 'At'
01 December 2010
Government Info. Survey
The Hunter Law Library invites our users to participate in a survey this month on our federal government information. This 16-question survey asks how we are doing in providing access to materials and …
30 November 2010
CALI For Finals
Hopefully you're familiar with CALI, but if not now's a good time to get acquainted. CALI, the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction, offers over 800 interactive, online tutorials in 33 legal subject areas. …
30 November 2010
Library Open Later
We know finals can be a stressful time for law students so we do our best to help where we can. Starting this week the Law Library will be on extended hours during …
19 November 2010
Tribute to Prof. Goldsmith
Earlier this month marked one year since the passing of Professor Michael Goldsmith. The most recent issue of the BYU Law Review contains a "Tribute to Professor Michael Goldsmith" that includes several articles …
19 November 2010
Law Libraries After Law School
Attorney, Edward Elkins, explores some of the reasons to head back to the law library after graduation in "Your Law School's Library is Your Best Friend...Really." Attorneys are welcome in our library and …
15 November 2010
Winter Legal Research and Law Librarianship Classes
Many of you have registered for Winter semester classes already, but if you're like I was your schedule will change significantly before Jan. 3 — or maybe even later. We wanted to make sure …
15 November 2010
Worthen on the NCAA and Religion
Former law school dean Kevin Worthen recently posted his article The NCAA and Religion: Insights About Non-State Governance from Sunday Play and End Zone Celebrations to SSRN. Dean Worthen is currently serving as …
08 November 2010
Utah Session Laws
HeinOnline has recently completed their run of Utah Session Laws, taking them back to 1851. This is a tremendous asset to Utah legal researchers, as HeinOnline's Utah session laws previously only went back …
05 November 2010
Chicago Manual of Style Online
The Law Library has provided access to the Chicago Manual of Style Online for a number of years now. Previously, users may have been turned away if multiple people were trying to access it at the …
05 November 2010