26 May 2011
Writing Tips from the Supremes
Legal writing is an area where law students and lawyers can always improve. After my first year of law school I had the opportunity to extern for Justice Matthew Durrant at the Utah Supreme Court. Before …
10 May 2011
Want to Clerk for Congress?
Clerking for Congress may become a real possibility for law school graduates according to the National Law Journal. There are still some hurdles to clear before Congressional clerkships become a reality, but if you're …
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'
27 October 2010
Motion to Attend the World Series
I love baseball. I've been a fan of the San Francisco Giants since the days of Will Clark and Kevin Mitchell in the late '80s. Needless to say it's been a good October …
14 October 2010
Fellowships Available
Recent grads and soon-to-be recent grads may be interested in a couple of fellowship opportunities at the University of Wisconsin. One focuses on legal history and the other on "law and society." More …
04 October 2010
Supreme Court in Session
Today is the first Monday in October, which means that the United States Supreme Court is back in session. The start of a new term always reminds me of some of my favorite …
10 August 2010
Rent a Casebook
Another year of school is just around the corner. One of the things that means is it's time to get your books--a doubly painful process as it costs a lot of money and …
17 May 2010
Attorney Advertising
One summer I had the assignment to research attorney advertising for one of the justices of the Utah Supreme Court. Interesting area of the law. Unfortunately, most attorney advertising is pretty bad and …
06 August 2009
Mentoring for New Lawyers
The Utah Supreme Court has recently approved the New Lawyer Training Program that will be administered by the State Bar. This is a mandatory program that pairs new lawyers with Utah attorneys who …
26 May 2009
ASPIRE
LexisNexis has recently announced its new Associates Serving Public Interests Research Program that supports 2009 graduates pursuing public interest work. 2009 graduates can sign up for free access to LexisNexis if they fall …
11 May 2009
Prof. EchoHawk Nomination Hearing
Last Thursday the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held a hearing on the nomination of Professor Larry EchoHawk to be the Assistant Secretarty of Indian Affairs. A webcast of the hearing can …
06 May 2009
Judge McConnell Stepping Down
The Blog of LegalTimes is reporting that Judge Michael McConnell is stepping down from his position on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit to become the director of the Constitutional …
13 February 2009
A Class Apart
I received an email today announcing a special advance screening for the BYU community of "A Class Apart," a new film in PBS's American Experience series. The screening will be held on Thursday, …
12 February 2009
Lincoln Bicentennial
Today marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. There are many celebrations set for today including one here in Provo. The keynote speaker at the Provo event will be Professor …
27 January 2009
Utah Court Budget Cuts
In her State of the Judiciary speech yesterday, Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice Christine Durham reacted to proposed budget cuts for the court. To deal with the 7.5% proposed budget cut, Chief Justice …
17 November 2008
‘Eats, Shoots & Leaves’ Author Tomorrow”
Tomorrow BYU will welcome Lynne Truss, author of "Eats, Shoots & Leaves," as the University Forum speaker. Her address is titled "Is This the End of Literacy?" A few years back I read …
28 October 2008
J. Reuben Clark Lecture
Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 29, 2008, former Law School Dean and current BYU Advancement Vice President, null, will be presenting a lecture titled "J. Reuben Clark: A Heritage of Service." The lecture will take …
06 October 2008
Supreme Court’s New Term
The Supreme Court began its 2008-09 term today. Information on the Supreme Court is everywhere, but I often find myself turning to SCOTUSBlog for much of the information I need. Check it out …
