
Library & Legal Resources News

It’s that time again when hotly anticipated orders are being issued by the U.S.’ top court. This session the Court is addressing everything from religious rights in the workplace (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores) to whether or not …

Statistical Abstracts of the U.S. Reboot
29 May 2015
ProQuest’s Statistical Abstracts of the U.S. is getting a makeover! The cleaner, more intuitive interface will go live June 1st ProQuest has based the upgrade on extensive user testing and feedback. Their goal is to make the interface of Statistical Abstracts an …

BYU Law Ranked #22
28 May 2015
BYU Law was recently ranked #22 in Above the Law's Top 50 Law Schools for 2015. ATL's ranking looks at employment score, quality jobs score, SCOTUS clerk and federal judgeship scores, education cost, alumni rating, and M7 ratio (debt per job).

Religion & the Law
20 May 2015
The Law Library is excited to announce the newly acquired digital library, HeinOnline’s Religion & the Law. Included in the collection are books, periodicals and bibliographies that relate to religion and the law. The 1,200 titles include works on: Canon Law History …

Book River
05 May 2015
If you've been to our library you've likely noticed the display of book jackets we have just inside the glass walls of the Reserve Library. These are from books that we've recently added to our collection and gives us a way to …

Library Closed May 11-15
04 May 2015
Due to planned electrical upgrades to the Law Building, the Law Library will be closed May 11-15. Please make arrangements to visit the Law Library before the 11th if you need to use our print or electronic collections. Electronic resources will still …

Research Help This Summer
24 April 2015
Congratulations everyone! You made it through another year of law school. We hope you get a chance to relax for a bit before you set off for your next adventure of summer jobs and externships. When you are ready to get back …

Unique Database Available Soon…
24 April 2015
U.S. Intelligence on Europe, 1945-1995 This interesting digital collection contains over 4,000 formerly classified U.S. government documents. These primary source documents provide a comprehensive survey of the U.S. intelligence community’s activities in Europe between the end of World War II until the …

Celebrate National Library Week
14 April 2015
“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 Day Wednesday, April 15: National Bookmobile Day Thursday, April …

Finals Help
13 April 2015
We do our best to help our students out during finals time. Here are some resources and services we hope will make this time a little less stressful. Sample Exams – The Law Library has a number of sample exams for BYU …

ProQuest’s Executive Orders and Presidential Proclamations 1789-2014
27 March 2015
The President of the United States uses Executive Orders to execute a wide variety of actions with regard to the internal operations and organization of the Federal Government as well as foreign and domestic policies. Historically, executive orders, especially those prior to …

Oxford’s U.S. Constitutional Law
09 March 2015
United States Constitutional Law service is a comprehensive reference resource to help researchers understand the legal and political history of American constitutionalism. This collection contains an archive of both primary source materials and expert commentary that spans the colonial era and founding …

BYU Law #38 in Alums to Partners
27 February 2015
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 NLJ's 2015 Go-To Law Schools. More rankings involving BYU …

Greenwire
26 February 2015
The Law Library has recently acquired access to EnergyWire, ClimateWire, Environment & Energy Daily ( E&E Daily), GreenWire and E&E News PM for the BYU Law School community. Each of these sources provide objective, timely and comprehensive information for tracking environmental and …

New database: AILALink
26 February 2015
Immigration is one of the most significant hot button issues in the U.S. today as interested parties engage in heated debate regarding appropriate avenues of reform. The Law Library has recently acquired access to AILALink, a research database that provides dependable and …

Westlaw Password Change
14 January 2015
Over the next few weeks, Westlaw is requiring all of its academic account users to change their Westlaw passwords. As of now, Westlaw does not have a specific date for our school, but when the time comes you will be prompted to create a …

Y Mountain and the Law
16 December 2014
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 Mountain

Finals Time
01 December 2014
Believe it or not, December is here. That means finals are right around the corner. We do our best to help our students out during finals time. Here are some resources and services we hope will make this time a little less …