08 November 2007
Finals Study Aids
05 November 2007
CALI Training
On Thursday, Nov. 8th the library will be providing a training on CALI. Come to rooms 275/76 in the library at 11am to find out how CALI can help you prepare for finals.
01 November 2007
Rex E. Lee Advocacy Program
The Rex E. Lee Advocacy Program is nationally recognized as one of the top programs of its kind. In 2007 it was ranked 32nd in the country. In addition, the Advocacy Program has …
29 October 2007
Printing Statutory Text Only
Here's a quick tip I learned since becoming a librarian that I wish I would have known as a law student. Since Westlaw and Lexis both contain annotated versions of the U.S. Code, …
23 October 2007
Chief Justice Roberts and Rex Lee
In Chief Justice Roberts' Forum speech today he spent a few minutes praising the public service of our founding Dean, Rex E. Lee. He praised Dean Lee's optimism and work ethic. In doing …
22 October 2007
Prepping for the Chief Justice
Chief Justice John G. Roberts will be here tomorrow for a BYU Forum and then at the Law School for a Question and Answer session with the law school community. In preparation for …
19 October 2007
Latter-day Saint Perspectives on Law
Six years ago today, the Law School hosted a conference on Latter-day Saint Perspectives on Law. The BYU Law Review published modified versions of the presentations given at the conference, along with several …
17 October 2007
CALI
Over the past few days I have received several questions regarding CALI (The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction). For those who have wondered, CALI is a resource that can be used to supplement …
16 October 2007
Passing of Sister Hunter
Sister Inis Egan Hunter, wife of President Howard W. Hunter passed away on Sunday at age 93. Read the Deseret Morning News article here. The Hunter family holds a special place with us …
12 October 2007
Baseball and the Law
October means the Major League Baseball playoffs have finally arrived. As one of a dying breed of baseball fans, I eagerly await this time of year. To me there's nothing quite like the …
08 October 2007
International Law and Religion Symposium
The International Center for Law and Religion Studies at Brigham Young University is hosting the Fourteenth Annual International Law and Relgion Symposium here at the Law School today and tomorrow. This year's Symposium …
04 October 2007
The Legacy of J. Reuben Clark
On Sunday, Oct. 7 at 12:30 pm BYU cable television will show The Legacy of J. Reuben Clark. This documentary details the life of our law school's namesake and was produced by the …
01 October 2007
New Supreme Court Term
Today kicks off the 2007-08 term of the United States Supreme Court. Here are some blog entries to get you ready: "The First Monday in October" - Wall Street Journal Law Blog "2007-2008 …
27 September 2007
Religiously Affiliated Law Schools
The Fall 2007 issue of the Clark Memorandum has an article by Dean Worthen on religiously affiliated law schools that may be of interest to you. It also contains Judge Deanell Reece Tacha's …
25 September 2007
LexisNexis Subject Searching
A few weeks back I wrote about using subject searching as an electronic research technique. I return to the subject to explore some of the subject searching possibilities in LexisNexis. In looking at …
20 September 2007
Prof. Dominguez Receives Award
Professor David Dominguez received UVSC's Excellence in Ethics Award yesterday for his work in the community. Read about it in this article from the Deseret Morning News. (Thanks to Professor Wardle for the …
19 September 2007
Law Library of Congress
Everyone knows about the Library of Congress, but did you know there is a Law Library of Congress? There is, and they have just redisigned their website. Here is some information from an …
17 September 2007