04 May 2009
West Article
LexLibris, the University of Minnesota Law Library blog, has directed my attention to an interesting news article on the West publishing company and Westlaw titled Westlaw Rises to Legal Publishing Fame by Selling …
15 April 2009
Prof. Smith in WSJ Law Blog
Professor Gordon Smith's recent Conglomerate blog post on Wisconsin's diploma privilege was quoted in the Wall Street Journal Law Blog today.
02 April 2009
The Highest Court’s Court
As a big basketball fan I enjoyed a Salt Lake Tribune article published a few days ago. "Playing Ball An Experience at the Highest Court" discusses the Supreme Court gym, which is located …
16 March 2009
Truth and Consequences
Professor Frederick Mark Gedicks has recently posted his newest working paper, Truth and Consequences: Mitt Romney, Proposition 8, and Public Reason, to SSRN. Read the abstract and download the paper here. More of …
10 February 2009
Got Research?
Need a reminder about the importance of legal research? Look no further than this article from the ABA Journal: "Lack of Legal Research in FMLA Case Costs Company an Extra $80K." Hat tip …
23 January 2009
Peter Stirba Oral Argument
This morning Salt Lake attorney Peter Stirba came to speak to the 1Ls about appellate advocacy. He focused on his recent occasion of arguing before the United States Supreme Court, an opporunity few …
05 January 2009
Prof. Lee on Trademark Distinctiveness
Professor Thomas R. Lee has recently posted "Abercrombie Unveiled: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of Trademark Distinctiveness" to SSRN. See Professor Lee's SSRN author page for more of his works.
30 December 2008
Prof. Gedicks on the Establishment Clause
Professor Fred Gedicks has recently posted "Indeterminancy and the Establishment Clause" on SSRN. Click here to download. Here's the abstract: Prepared for a symposium on Kent Greenawalt, 2 Religion and the Constitution: Establishment …
16 December 2008
Oct., Nov. Books”
Check out some of the new titles the Law Library has added during October and November.
02 December 2008
Prof. Tarkington on Attorney Speech
Professor Margaret Tarkington has recently posted her article, "The Truth Be Damned: The First Amendment, Attorney Speech, and Judicial Reputation," on SSRN. Read the abstract and download the article here. Professor Tarkington's article …
17 November 2008
‘Eats, Shoots & Leaves’ Author Tomorrow”
Tomorrow BYU will welcome Lynne Truss, author of "Eats, Shoots & Leaves," as the University Forum speaker. Her address is titled "Is This the End of Literacy?" A few years back I read …
04 November 2008
Family Friendly Library
The Law Library's accomodations for law students with children were recently discussed in a Daily Universe article.
29 October 2008
The Forgotten Founding Document
Professor A. Scott Loveless has recently posted his article "The Forgotten Founding Document" on SSRN. Here's the abstract: "On the difficult moral issues confronting the judiciary today, a long overlooked bit of guidance …
23 October 2008
Internet Porn, ICANN, and Families”
Professor Cheryl Preston has recently posted her newest article, "Internet Porn, ICANN, and Families: A Call to Action," to SSRN. Prof. Preston's article was recently published in the Journal of Internet Law.
21 October 2008
Sept. New Books
Here's a list of new books and other materials the Law Library acquired in September 2008. Several books caught my eye as I looked through the list. I haven't read any of these …
13 October 2008
The ‘Heart’ of Lawyering
Professor null has recently posted her latest article, "Clients, Empathy, and Compassion: Introducing First-Year Students to the 'Heart' of Lawyering," to SSRN. Professor Gerdy's article will soon be published in the Nebraska Law …
07 October 2008
Prof. Wardle Articles
Professor null has recently posted several of his articles to SSRN. Click on the following titles to read the abstracts and download the articles. The Attack on Marriage as the Union of a …
03 October 2008
Law Profs in Daily Universe
Professors Steve Averett and null were recently featured in a Daily Universe article. The article talked about Professor Averett's new book Utah Marriage and Divorce Laws (which I blogged about here) and a …
