26 November 2012
ABA Blawg 100
Each year the ABA Journal selects 100 of the best law blogs - aka blawgs - in its Blawg 100. The Blawg 100 is a great place to go to check out some …
19 November 2012
Jensen on Cyber Attacks
Professor Eric Jensen has recently posted his newest paper, Cyber Attacks: Proportionality and Precautions in Attack, to SSRN. It will be published in the U.S. Naval War College's International Law Studies Series.
06 November 2012
Preston on Adhesion Contracts
Professor Cheryl Preston and co-author Eli McCann have recently posted their newest article, Lewellyn Slept Here: A Short History of Sticky Contracts and Feudalism, to SSRN. The article has been accepted for publication …
24 October 2012
Gedicks Papers
Professor Fred Gedicks has recently posted two of his newest papers to SSRN. The first, Ironies of Hosanna-Tabor, will be published in the Mercer Law Review and analyzes the recent Supreme Court case …
09 October 2012
Disaggregating Disasters
Professors Lisa Grow Sun and RonNell Andersen Jones have recently posted their newest article, Disaggregating Disasters, to SSRN. Their article has been accepted for publication in the UCLA Law Review. More articles from …
03 October 2012
Goldsmith Article Published Posthumously
BYU Law Professor Michael Goldsmith always taught his students to be "can do" lawyers. He certainly was one himself. Even when he was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, Goldsmith worked relentlessly to raise …
01 October 2012
October’s First Monday
Until I came to law school I never realized that the first Monday in October was any different than other Mondays--October or otherwise. But, I quickly learned that the first Monday in October …
30 August 2012
Death Is Different No Longer
One of our new BYU Law School Fellows, Professor Elizabeth Bennion, has recently posted her newest article to SSRN. The article, Death is Different No Longer: Abolishing the Insanity Defense is Cruel and …
24 August 2012
BYU Law’s Founding Documents
Elder Dallin H. Oaks was the featured speaker at BYU Law's Annual Founder's Day Dinner last night in Salt Lake. Elder Oaks was the President of BYU when the Law School began and …
25 July 2012
Prof. Fleming Paper
Professor Cliff Fleming has recently submitted his newest paper, A Note on the Zimmer Case and the Concept of Permanent Establishment, to SSRN. This paper was published in Tax Treaty Case Law Around …
12 June 2012
Lexis Advance
By now most of our students should be aware of Lexis Advance, Lexis's newest iteration and competitor to WestlawNext. In an attempt to get students to be more familiar with Lexis Advance, Lexis …
04 June 2012
Where to Start Researching?
One of the common questions you'll face when receiving a new legal research assignment is "Where should I start?" There's a number of places that work as a good starting place, but one …
29 May 2012
Banking and the Poor
Professor Mehrsa Baradaran recently took a new job at the University of Georgia School of Law. We're sad to see her go, but wish her good luck in her new position. Just before …
18 May 2012
Race, Prediction & Discretion
Professor Shima Baradaran has recently posted her newest article, Race, Prediction & Discretion to SSRN. This article will be published in the George Washington Law Review. For more of Professor Baradaran's articles see …
16 May 2012
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory & the Law
Reading legal opinions and scholarship can be heavy. If I ever need a break and want some well-written, informative and humorous legal writing I turn to the Green Bag: An Entertaining Journal of …
04 May 2012
Govt Info for the Public for 4 Decades
Today, May 4, 2012, marks the Hunter Law Library’s fortieth anniversary as an official federal depository library. To mark the occasion, a small display is on the second floor near the reference desk. The …
01 May 2012
Researching Municipal Law
One area of law that we generally don't have much time to cover in our first year legal research classes is local legislation. Municipal ordinances govern much of what we do on an …
24 April 2012
Rethinking Reporter’s Privilege
Professor RonNell Andersen Jones recently posted her newest article, Rethinking Reporter's Privilege, to SSRN. This article will be published in the Michigan Law Review. Professor Jones was also the subject of a recent …
