04 August 2010
Law Firm Legal Resources
It's good to be back. After being gone for most of the month of July (visiting Colorado, North Carolina, and different parts of Utah) I'm happy to say the blog posts will start …
14 July 2010
Law Library ScholarSearch
If you've searched our library catalog lately, you've noticed that things look quite different. We have recently implemented a Law Library version of the Lee Library's ScholarSearch. We hope it will help you …
29 June 2010
History of Bankruptcy
The Law Library has recently purchased access to one of HeinOnline's newest libraries, History of Bankruptcy. This library boasts "more than 135,000 pages of legislative histories, treatises, documents, classics, and more related to …
23 June 2010
Justice Lee
Professor Tom Lee was confirmed today by the Utah State Senate in a unanimous vote and will now become a Justice of the Utah Supreme Court. KSL Audio from the Utah Senate Floor
23 June 2010
BYU Law Ranked 33rd
BYU Law School is ranked 33rd in Brian Leiter's Ranking of Top 40 Law Schools by Student (Numerical) Quality 2010. The ranking is described as "the top 40 schools in terms of student …
22 June 2010
The Bluebook, 19th Edition
If you haven't heard, a new edition of the Bluebook has been released and is available this summer. I haven't received my copy yet (and would be lying if I said I was …
18 June 2010
Thomas on the Public Forum Doctrine
Professor David A. Thomas recently posted his latest article, Whither the Public Forum Doctrine: Has this Creature of the Courts Outlived its Usefulness?, to SSRN. Professor Thomas's article was published in the Real …
16 June 2010
Prof. Lee Confirmation Hearing
Professor Tom Lee's Utah Supreme Court confirmation hearing was held yesterday. The Senate confirmation committee voted unanimously in support of Prof. Lee. His nomination will now go before the full Utah Senate on …
09 June 2010
Technology and Multitasking
Sunday's New York Times had a fascinating article on technology, multitasking, and the human brain. Hooked on Gadgets, and Paying a Mental Price
07 June 2010
HeinOnline Search Enhancements
A number of times on this blog I have made two points about HeinOnline. First, it's an outstanding resource and law students must be familiar with it. And second, law students don't use …
02 June 2010
Taxation & Economic Reform
The Law Library has recently subscribed to an additional library in HeinOnline, Taxation and Economic Reform in America, 1789-2009. This new library offers a variety of materials, most notably over 1 million pages …
28 May 2010
Prof. Lee, UT Supreme Court Nominee
Utah Governor Gary Herbert nominated Professor Tom Lee this morning to fill the vacancy on the Utah Supreme Court. Salt Lake Tribune Deseret News
27 May 2010
Gedicks on Establishment Clause Jurisprudence
Professor Fred Gedicks has posted his newest paper, Undoing Neutrality? From Separation to Tolerance in Establishment Clause Jurisprudence, to SSRN. More of Professor Gedicks's papers on SSRN can be found here.
21 May 2010
PACER Facelift
When I went to the PACER website early this week to do some research, my jaw dropped. The interface actually looked pretty nice. Much nicer than its painfully outdated predecessor. I came to find out …
17 May 2010
Attorney Advertising
One summer I had the assignment to research attorney advertising for one of the justices of the Utah Supreme Court. Interesting area of the law. Unfortunately, most attorney advertising is pretty bad and …
13 May 2010
Practical Law Company
Much of the legal research we teach in law school focuses on litigation. But, many of you are interested in becoming transactional attorneys. If that's your path, one resource you should know about …
12 May 2010
Moore on Treaties
Professor David Moore has recently posted his newest paper, Do U.S. Courts Discriminate Against Treaties? Equivalence, Duality, and Treaty Non-Self-Execution, to SSRN. This Essay will be published in the Columbia Law Review. View …
07 May 2010
Cornell’s Legal Research Engine
As you start your summer work it is extremely likely you'll be asked to research areas of the law you've never researched before. One of the things I like to do in such …
