01 February 2012
Race, Prediction, and Pretrial Detention
Professor Shima Baradaran has recently posted her newest article, Race, Prediction, and Pretrial Detention, to SSRN. The article is co-authored with Professor Frank McIntyre. Here's the abstract: "We use a large, nationally representative …
30 January 2012
Dean Chemerinsky and Oyez
The law school was privileged to host Dean Erwin Chemerinsky of the University of California, Irvine School of Law on Friday as part of the law review symposium. Dean Chemerinsky spoke for nearly …
25 January 2012
The Press, the Public, and the U.S. Supreme Court
Tomorrow and Friday the Brigham Young University Law Review will put on a symposium titled, The Press, the Public, and the U.S. Supreme Court. I can't honestly say that every law review symposium …
24 January 2012
Sovereignty and Neutrality in Cyber Conflict
Professor Eric Talbot Jensen has recently posted his newest article, Sovereignty and Neutrality in Cyber Conflict, to SSRN. This article will be published in the Fordham International Law Journal. For more of …
19 January 2012
Judge Griffith, YouTube & Jimmer
D.C. Circuit Court Judge Tom Griffith (who is also an adjunct professor here at the law school) recently authored an opinion in which he cited a YouTube video of Jimmer Fredette "destroy[ing]" Gonzaga …
06 January 2012
17 November 2011
Terminal Silliness of Secularized Religious Symbols
One of BYU Law School's most prolific authors, Professor Fred Gedicks, has posted his newest article, Lynch v. Donnelly and the Terminal Silliness of Secularized Religious Symbols, on SSRN. The article will be …
02 November 2011
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
Students and faculty at BYU Law have a number of international connections. Because of that, interest in foreign law is quite high. One resource you'll want to know about if you need secondary …
28 October 2011
State of Pretrial Detention
Professor Shima Baradaran has recently posted The State of Pretrial Detention to SSRN. This work is a chapter in The State of Criminal Justice, which is published by the American Bar Association. For …
26 September 2011
SCOTUSblog Redesign
Recently the popular and extremely useful Supreme Court blog, SCOTUSblog, received some new enhancements as well as a new look. More details are available in this post from SCOTUSblog publisher and creator Tom …
15 September 2011
Chief Justice Durham and Constitution Day
Saturday, September 17 is Constitution Day, which celebrates the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787. To celebrate Constitution Day, BYU will be hosting the Chief Justice of the Utah Supreme …
13 September 2011
Smart Growth in Dumb Places
Professor Lisa Grow Sun's newest work-in-progress, Smart Growth in Dumb Places: Sustainability, Disaster, and the Future of the American City, is available for download on SSRN. Professor Sun's main area of research is …
01 September 2011
Roman Plates Exhibit
With the help of Professor John W. Welch, the Law Library is pleased to host the "Two Ancient Roman Plates" exhibit that was previously at the Harold B. Lee Library. The plates on …
30 August 2011
J. Reuben Clark Display
September 1 will mark the 140th anniversary of the birth of our law school's namesake, J. Reuben Clark, Jr. In another month we will commemorate the 50th anniversary of his death. In order …
23 August 2011
BYU Law on ATL
Above the Law ran a story today involving BYU Law. Don't worry, don't worry. While finding your law school's name on the pages of ATL is usually the cause for some embarrassment, this …
19 August 2011
Lexis Advance
A new semester is about to begin, so it's time to take a look at changes in legal research. The biggest change is the new version of LexisNexis that our students and faculty …
12 August 2011
Hunter’s Query’s New Look
After being in existence for a little more than 3 years now, we've decided to give this blog a new look. (Aside: 3 years?! That makes me feel old.) We hope you like …
11 August 2011
CALI Upgrades
Any of you who have run CALI lessons have learned that they can be quite useful for learning or reviewing subjects for your classes. The Law Library's subscription to CALI …
