04 February 2011
Baradaran on Banking
02 February 2011
Google Scholar Legal Opinions by Court
It's been over a year now since Google Scholar's addition of free, searchable legal opinions. This is a great option for law students and attorneys looking to do some cheap searching to find …
19 January 2011
Fastcase
The Law Library has recently acquired access to Fastcase, a low-cost alternative to Westlaw and LexisNexis. As attorneys look to cut costs, legal research systems like Fastcase are becoming more popular. Currently 18 …
11 January 2011
Leadership Library
Looking for a government job? Need to find contact information for a judicial clerk? Want to find BYU graduates in Congress or the judiciary? Our new subscription to the Leadership Library is just …
10 January 2011
New Look for Lexis
If you've logged on to LexisNexis today, you've noticed it looks a bit different. A white background has been added to give it a cleaner look and a few things have been rearranged …
07 January 2011
Ask Us
With a new semester upon us we want to remind you of your options for getting research help. Hopefully you are aware that reference assistance is available in person at the 2d floor …
04 January 2011
WestlawNext
BYU Law students now have access to the next generation of Westlaw — WestlawNext. When signing in to Westlaw, you should now have access to both Westlaw and WestlawNext through links at the top …
22 December 2010
Merry Christmas!
The Law Library would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. We will be closed from Thursday to Sunday for the Christmas holiday, but will reopen on Monday the 27th. For some Christmas …
22 December 2010
BYU Law Ranked 19th
Professor Paul Caron of the Tax Prof Blog has crunched some numbers from the latest edition of the Princeton Review's Best 172 Law Schools and come up with some alternative rankings for law …
08 December 2010
Hein’s New Look and IP
If you've been to HeinOnline this week, which I imagine you haven't since you've been studying for finals, you've probably noticed that it looks a bit different. Hein has swapped it's blue background …
08 December 2010
Prof. Jones Article
Professor RonNell Andersen Jones has recently posted her latest article, Litigation, Legislation and Democracy in a Post-Newspaper America, to SSRN. It will be published in the Washington and Lee Law Review.
02 December 2010
Buses and Statutory Interpretation
I thought this was an interesting story from the Wall Street Journal Law Blog on statutory interpretation. The Case of the School Bus, the Stop Sign and the Missing 'At'
19 November 2010
Tribute to Prof. Goldsmith
Earlier this month marked one year since the passing of Professor Michael Goldsmith. The most recent issue of the BYU Law Review contains a "Tribute to Professor Michael Goldsmith" that includes several articles …
15 November 2010
Worthen on the NCAA and Religion
Former law school dean Kevin Worthen recently posted his article The NCAA and Religion: Insights About Non-State Governance from Sunday Play and End Zone Celebrations to SSRN. Dean Worthen is currently serving as …
08 November 2010
Utah Session Laws
HeinOnline has recently completed their run of Utah Session Laws, taking them back to 1851. This is a tremendous asset to Utah legal researchers, as HeinOnline's Utah session laws previously only went back …
05 November 2010
Chicago Manual of Style Online
The Law Library has provided access to the Chicago Manual of Style Online for a number of years now. Previously, users may have been turned away if multiple people were trying to access it at the …
05 November 2010
When Agencies Go Nuclear
Professor Brigham Daniels has recently posted his paper, When Agencies Go Nuclear: A Game Theoretical Approach to the Biggest Sticks in an Agency's Arsenal, to SSRN. More of Professor Daniels' papers can be …
01 November 2010