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BYU Law ranks number 2 in the U.S. News and World Report's list of 10 Most Popular Law Schools.  This ranking looks at law school yield or the school's percentage of accepted students …

You may have wondered if the grand piano in the library ever gets played.  Not often, but tonight it does.  Each year the law school holds a recital in the library where we …

Law students interested in religious freedom may be interested in the Religious Freedom Student Writing Competition being sponsored by the Washington, D.C. Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society and the …

The U.S. News and World Report has released a list of 10 Law Schools that Lead to the Least Debt and BYU Law is a member of the club.  The article accompanying the …

Yesterday we were pleased to have Dean Blake Morant from Wake Forest University School of Law present the Bruce C. Hafen Distinguished Annual Lecture.  Dean Morant gave an excellent lecture on Sir Thomas …

Yesterday Google announced that it's improving its legal citator by changing how it presents citations to legal opinions.  From the Google Scholar Blog: "Now, instead of sorting the citing documents by their prominence, …

HeinOnline is one of the most popular databases we offer--and rightfully so.  Its vast collection of pdf legal materials creates an incredible tool for researchers (especially those of you doing source pulls).  While …

Each year the Washington and Lee School of Law announces its rankings of the nation's law journals.   In a nutshell, the Washington and Lee Law Journal ranking is based on a "weighted combination …

The Law School is privileged to have Justice Goodwin Liu of the California Supreme Court as its Jurist-in-residence beginning tomorrow.  As many of you are aware, Justice Liu was previously a professor at …

The Law Library is always looking for new resources that will be valuable to researchers.  One of our most recent purchases is a database that will make federal legislative history research a less-daunting …

Administrative agencies are interesting creatures in our system of government.  They are part of the executive branch, but have quasi-legislative and quasi-judicial powers that must be considered when doing legal research.  Regulations, which …

Professor Fred Gedicks has recently posted his newest article, Establishment Clause Incorporation: A Logical, Textual, and Historical Defense, to SSRN.  For more of Professor Gedicks' articles click here.

    We know it's a tough job market and we want to do everything we can to help.  One of the resources you might find useful in your job search is The …

Professor Cheryl Preston and co-author Brandon Crowther have recently posted their article, Infancy Doctrine Inquiries, to SSRN.  The article, published in the Santa Clara Law Review, examines this contract law doctrine in light …

The Utah Legislature is currently in session.  Bills are being introduced, discussed, debated, amended, and some will ultimately be passed, signed by the Governor and become law.  Once they become law they will …

With one of its professors, Larry EchoHawk, serving in the Obama administration as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, BYU Law School has a unique connection to American Indian Law.  To support research and …

One of the things I love most about my job as a law librarian is trying to find ways to get students interested in legal research.  I'm not going to lie--it's not always …