Faculty Interest

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 …

A bit of shameless self-promotion here, but hopefully it will benefit those of you planning on practicing in Utah. CALI (who you may have noticed revamped its website this summer) has recently published …

The CM Law Library blog points out that LexisNexis has just released its "Related Content" feature, which appears to be the competitor to Westlaw's "Results Plus." When you access a case in LexisNexis, …

As you may have noticed, our webpage looks a bit different today. The "Find Hunter Law Library Resources" search box looks different, but the functionality remains the same. The biggest change is the …

The Law Library has recently acquired access to the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Digital Library. This database contains over 2,000 scholarly articles dealing with natural resources law that the Foundation has published …

Today a colleague and I had a lunch meeting with a group of attorneys in Salt Lake to discuss legal research. One of them kept pointing out that law students need to realize …

Westlaw's main law school interface looks a little different than it used to. The heart of the change is that users can now conduct searches of multiple databases from the main research screen. …

Yale Law Library has recently created a new database that tracks federal judicial nominations. The site includes information on federal judicial nominees from the 103rd Congress to the present. The Yale Law Library …

The Rex E. Lee Advocacy program was ranked 17th this year in the U.S. News and World Report rankings (see the top 25 programs here), up 5 places from a year ago. Interim …

Last year I blogged about a digitization project by the Utah State Archives involving historical Utah House of Representatives working bills. At the time the project was just getting started, but I am …

Organizing your research can often be a complicated process - but a very important one. One tool I particularly like for organizing my research is Zotero. Zotero is a free Firefox extension that …

 As you may have noticed, the Law Library has recently installed flat screen monitors in 7 library study rooms - 361, 362, 363, 364, 398, 274H, and 274B. These monitors can be used …

The 1L briefs are in and now it's time to turn our attention to oral argument. Some of the best preparation for oral argument is listening to excellent advocates perform arguments. A great …

The Law Library has recently acquired access to Human Rights Documents Online, a database containing documents from 483 non-governmental human rights organizations.  These documents detail a range of human rights issues and span all regions of the …

The Law Library has recently acquired access to a number of United Nations documents through HeinOnline. Some of the highlights include the complete United Nations Treaty Series, Monthly Statement of Treaties and International …

The Law Library has recently acquired electronic access to this well-respected international law resource. The electronic version allows users to search by keyword, subject, and author. Leading experts from around the world contribute …

The Library has recently purchased the LexisNexis Congressional Hearings Digital Collection. This collection of hearings will be an important tool for legal researchers at BYU and marks the first time we have had …