10 November 2009
Prof. Tarkington Article
Professor Margaret Tarkington has recently posted her newest article, "A Free Speech Right to Impugn Judicial Integrity in Court Proceedings," to SSRN. Download it here. Professor Tarkington's article has been accepted for publication …
05 November 2009
Michael Goldsmith
I, like many others, am mourning the loss of Professor Michael Goldsmith this week. He was a true "can do" lawyer, like he always taught his students to be. I enjoyed Paul Rolly's …
03 November 2009
Legal Research for Academic Papers
In our legal research classes we do our best to get you ready to conduct legal research when you go out to practice. Because of that we don't always get into all the …
26 October 2009
Prof. Fleming Articles
Professor null has recently posted two of his articles on SSRN. Some Perspectives from the United States on the Worldwide Taxation vs. Territorial Taxation Debate (with Robert J. Peroni and Stephen E. Shay) …
08 October 2009
Legal Abbreviations
Legal citation is full of legal abbreviations. A number of these are easily recognized by legal researchers (P.2d, F.Supp, U.S., etc); however, many others are completely foreign (A.N., EWiR, W.L.R.,). You'll probably encounter …
05 October 2009
Lynn Wardle Articles
Professor null has recently posted two of this articles to SSRN. Click on the titles to read the abstracts and download the papers. Restructuring Democracy or Lawlessness? Critical Reflections on in Re Marriage …
15 September 2009
Kevin Worthen Articles
Professor null, former Dean of the Law School and now Advancement Vice President of BYU, has recently posted many of his articles to SSRN. Click on the following titles to view the abstracts …
01 September 2009
David Moore Papers
One of our newest faculty members, David H. Moore, has recently posted some of his papers on SSRN. Law(Makers) of the Land: The Doctrine of Treaty Non-Self-Execution Medellin, the Alien Tort Statute, and …
28 August 2009
Judicial Clerkship Resources
Competition for judicial clerkships is expected to be heavier than normal this year due to law firm hiring (or lack thereof). Because of that I wanted to mention a few resources that can …
25 August 2009
BYU Law Ranked #2
National Jurist Magazine has recently ranked BYU Law School #2 in its 2009 list of best value law schools. BYU was the only private law school on the list of 65. Read the …
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 …
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 …
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. …
04 June 2009
Wikipedia
Last month over at the Volokh Conspiracy, guest blogger Ira Matetsky had an interesting series of posts about Wikipedia. Matetsky is a New York litigation attorney and a Wikipedia administrator and member of …
28 May 2009
Prof. Andersen Jones on Media Subpoenas
Professor RonNell Andersen Jones has recently posted her newest article on media subpoenas to SSRN. Media Subpoenas: Impact, Perception, and Legal Protection in the Changing World of American Journalism is forthcoming in the …
27 May 2009
Advocacy Article
An article about the Rex E. Lee Advocacy Program has been posted on the Law School's website.
05 May 2009
Case Law For Free
I've blogged before about free and low-cost legal research alternatives and their growing popularity in the current economic climate (see here). Robert J. Ambrogi has recently written Get Your Free Case Law for …
