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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Westlaw Patron Access

The BYU Law Library has recently purchased a subscription to Westlaw Patron Access, a version of Westlaw open to the public. Westlaw Patron Access is available on the middle of the three computers …