21 August 2009
More Power
19 August 2009
Welcome, Class of 2012!
All of us at the Howard W. Hunter Law Library would like to welcome the new 1Ls. We're glad you decided on BYU Law and we'll do our best to make your time …
19 August 2009
Legal Research in PDF
Each year I offer legal research training to the various journals here at the law school. We generally focus on where to find PDF versions of the various sources commonly needed for source …
13 August 2009
Fostering Faith
Professor null, former interim dean of the law school, was quoted at length in a recent preLaw Magazine article titled Fostering Faith. The article discusses religiously-affiliated law schools, of which there are 49 …
11 August 2009
Utah Legal Research – CALI
A bit of shameless self-promotion here, but hopefully it will benefit those of you planning on practicing in Utah. CALI (who you may have noticed revamped its website this summer) has recently published …
06 August 2009
Mentoring for New Lawyers
The Utah Supreme Court has recently approved the New Lawyer Training Program that will be administered by the State Bar. This is a mandatory program that pairs new lawyers with Utah attorneys who …
05 August 2009
LexisNexis Related Content
The CM Law Library blog points out that LexisNexis has just released its "Related Content" feature, which appears to be the competitor to Westlaw's "Results Plus." When you access a case in LexisNexis, …
30 July 2009
BYU, UCLA Conference
BYU Law School and the UCLA School of Law have recently announced a conference to focus on the pedagogy of interviewing and counseling. This is the second such program to be co-sponsored by …
23 July 2009
Webpage Changes
As you may have noticed, our webpage looks a bit different today. The "Find Hunter Law Library Resources" search box looks different, but the functionality remains the same. The biggest change is the …
21 July 2009
New Gedicks Papers
Professor Fred Gedicks has recently posted two new papers to SSRN. Atmospheric Harms in Constitutional Law is forthcoming in the Maryland Law Review and Originalist Roots of Substantive Due Process: Higher-Law Constitutionalism and …
07 July 2009
Hunter’s Query Turns 2!
Yesterday marked 2 years since the start of the Hunter Law Library's blog, Hunter's Query. I've enjoyed being a part of it and hope that the blog has provided you with some useful …
06 July 2009
Goldsmith Coverage
Professor Michael Goldsmith was in Yankee Stadium Saturday to throw out the first pitch and to take part in the "MLB 4 ALS" campaign that he initiated. Here's some of the news coverage: …
02 July 2009
Independence Day 2009
Due to July 4 falling on a Saturday this year, the Law Library will be closed both tomorrow (7/3) and Saturday (7/4). This Independence Day is a special one for the Law School …
30 June 2009
Casemaker v. Fastcase
I've blogged before about alternatives to Lexis and Westlaw for legal research. Two alternatives, Casemaker and Fastcase, are provided as member benefits through many state and local bar associations. The Utah Bar Association …
26 June 2009
Natural Resources Law
The Law Library has recently acquired access to the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Digital Library. This database contains over 2,000 scholarly articles dealing with natural resources law that the Foundation has published …
24 June 2009
Summer 2009
The Law Library is relatively quiet with most of you away at your summer externships and clerkships. As you well know, due to the economy Summer 2009 is quite different than summers past. …
19 June 2009
Treatises
Today a colleague and I had a lunch meeting with a group of attorneys in Salt Lake to discuss legal research. One of them kept pointing out that law students need to realize …
15 June 2009