25 March 2014
New York Times Access
19 March 2014
Jimmer and the Law
As the NCAA tournament rolls around I'm always reminded of a 2012 D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals case in which Judge Thomas B. Griffith cited a YouTube video of Jimmer Fredette's performance against …
13 March 2014
Clark Memorandum
All issues of BYU Law's semiannual publication, the Clark Memorandum, are now digitally available in the Law Library's Digital Collections. The Clark Memorandum is published by the Law School, the BYU Law School Alumni …
11 March 2014
BYU Law Ranked #36
BYU Law School moved up 8 spots to #36 in the latest U.S. News Law School Rankings.
05 March 2014
Lexis Advance Enhancements
A couple of weeks ago, Lexis released some changes to Lexis Advance. I wanted to run through a couple of them that I thought might be useful to you. The first is the …
26 February 2014
Law Journal Rankings 2013
The Washington & Lee Law Library has recently updated its Law Journal Rankings to include data from 2013. The rankings take into account citations to journals during the last eight years, with the …
25 February 2014
10th Circuit’s New Website
Government websites are a mixed bag. Some are quite modern, while others look like they're stuck in the '90s. The information on these websites is free, so attorneys and others come to them …
19 February 2014
Life in the Law
Life in the Law, a BYU Law School publication, has recently been digitized and made available electronically by the BYU Law Library. The three volumes of Life in the Law "contain prized collections …
13 February 2014
Westlaw or Lexis?
One of the questions students frequently ask me is whether they should use Westlaw or Lexis. My answer is the always frustrating "both." Why? The fact is that you simply don't have much …
10 February 2014
Citations to Old Cases
Last week I blogged about the HeinOnline/Fastcase partnership. One of the things I've noticed as I've been looking at the cases provided by Fastcase in HeinOnline is that Hein's ScholarCheck (its version of …
05 February 2014
Cases in HeinOnline
A recent partnership between HeinOnline and Fastcase now provides access to cases within HeinOnline. Until now, HeinOnline users have only had access to cases from the U.S. Reports. The Fastcase integration allows HeinOnline …
29 January 2014
National Law Journal
The Law Library has recently subscribed to the electronic version of the National Law Journal, a legal news source. The National Law Journal is a great place to stay current on what's going …
23 January 2014
Journal of Public Law Archive
The Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law and the Howard W. Hunter Law Library have recently partnered to provide full-text access to all issues of the Journal back to its inception in …
15 January 2014
BYU Law Alum to Clerk for SCOTUS
The BYU Law School website recently ran an interview with BYU Law School alum Robert Stander ('11) announcing his clerkship with Justice Clarence Thomas of the United States Supreme Court during October term …
14 January 2014
vLex for Foreign Law
Each year a number of our students do research on the laws of foreign countries. Finding these laws can be challenging, especially if you don't speak the language. To help, we're always looking …
07 January 2014
Paper Topics
Welcome back! It's a new year and a fresh start. I had a question at the reference desk yesterday about where to look for topics for research papers. This is a great question …
12 December 2013
The Law of Superheroes
Finals are here and students are studying hard. But, even the best studiers need a break once in a while. If you're looking for a break, but don't want to stray too far …
21 November 2013