Celebrate National Library Week

“Unlimited Possibilities @ Your Library” Honorary Chair of National Library Week 2015: Best-selling author David Baldacci Events Monday April 13: 2015 State of America’s Libraries Report released Tuesday, April 14: National Library Workers …

BYU Law #38 in Alums to Partners

BYU Law School was recently ranked #38 in the National Law Journal's ranking of associates promoted to partner in 2014 (BYU Law School affiliation required for this link).  These rankings were part of …

Y Mountain and the Law

A bill that allows the sale of land near the Y to BYU passed Congress recently and is now headed to the President's desk. Congress Passes Bill that Allows BYU to Purchase Y …

Jimmer and the Law

As the NCAA tournament rolls around I'm always reminded of a 2012 D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals case in which Judge Thomas B. Griffith cited a YouTube video of Jimmer Fredette's performance against …

Sequestration Explained

First it was the "fiscal cliff," now "sequestration" is the buzzword of the hour surrounding Congress and the President.  If you're not yet up to speed on sequestration, the Congressional Research Service's Report, …

October’s First Monday

Until I came to law school I never realized that the first Monday in October was any different than other Mondays--October or otherwise.  But, I quickly learned that the first Monday in October …

Welcome Class of 2015!

It's the first day of orientation and we want to welcome our new 1Ls and LLMs.  We're excited that you're here and we look forward to getting to know you and work with …

Mandatory e-Filing in Utah

The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Utah Judicial Council recently approved a new rule that requires mandatory electronic filing in all Utah state civil cases beginning April 1, 2013.  The new rule, …

Y Mountain Trail in Congress

On April 24 Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz introduced a bill to the House of Representatives (H.R. 4484) that would enact the `Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act'.  Under this law the federal government would …

Real Cougar

BYU Law gets a shoutout by alum Steve Young in this new BYU commercial (which also contains the obligatory swipe at lawyers).

Drexel Law Library

Every summer many of the law librarians from BYU attend a conference put on by the American Association of Law Libraries.  This year the conference was in Philadelphia and it was my first time visiting that …