No Westlaw Printers
As summer comes to an end it's time for us to get you caught back up on what you missed while you've been away. One of the things we announced early on in the summer is that Westlaw has discontinued its student …
Library & Legal Resources News
Foreign & Comparative Law Collection
The Law Library has recently subscribed to the Parker School of Foreign & Comparative Law Collection on HeinOnline. This collection features a number of works on foreign and comparative law, including American-German Private International Law, Cases and Readings on Soviet Law, and Szladits' …
Establishment Clause Incorporation
Professor Fred Gedicks' latest article, Incorporation of the Establishment Clause Against the States: A Logical, Textual, and Historical Account, was recently published in the Indiana Law Journal. For more of Professor Gedicks' articles, take a look at his SSRN page.
Opposition to Working Late
A few weeks ago I was doing some legislative history research in the 1868 Congressional Globe - the precursor to today's Congressional Record - and ran across this little exchange, which I found amusing. I guess several members felt like I do …
6 Years
Last Saturday, July 6, marked the 6 year anniversary of this blog. Six is a lot in blog years. Over those 6 years we've tried to provide information that would be helpful to legal researchers, especially those who are associated with Brigham …
Farewell Westlaw Printers
As we've mentioned before, Westlaw has decided to discontinue student printing and remove its Westlaw printers from the law school. While we do not yet have a specific date for their removal, it will be sometime shortly after June 30. So, that …
Lexis.com Passwords Deactivated
Since Lexis Advance debuted, Lexis users have had separate passwords for Lexis.com and Lexis Advance--which has been a pain. In order to move to a one-password system, Lexis deactivated all Lexis.com passwords last weekend. Access to Lexis Advance and Lexis.com will now …
Westlaw China
The Law Library has recently subscribed to Westlaw China, Westlaw's online legal database of Chinese law. Westlaw China contains comprehensive laws, regulations, and cases, as well as selected model contracts and legal journals. Westlaw China also offers subject-based searching through Case Headnotes, …
Federal Register 2.0
A few weeks ago I wrote about one of my favorite government websites - regulations.gov. Another one of my favorites also has to do with regulations - federalregister.gov. This government website contains an unofficial version of the daily Federal Register, but it's …
BYU Law Faculty Scholarship
A number of BYU Law faculty have posted new articles to SSRN in the last few months. It's been a busy spring, so I haven't gotten around to writing about them yet. Here's a list of what's new. Jim Backman Significant but …
Finding Treatises on Lexis Advance
As students head out to work this summer we see fewer and fewer around the library. But, that doesn't mean we're not busy helping with research. In fact, as students start getting research assignments from their firms or other employers we start …
FCC’s Indecency Policy
A few weeks back I saw a Deseret News article that caught my eye for a couple of reasons. First, I'm a parent and the article reported on a request for comments by the FCC to relax its current broadcast television decency …
Construction Update
As many of you know the University has begun a number of construction projects now that law school is out for the summer. While we're not as easily accessible as we usually are, the law library is open during the summer. Our …
The Importance of Legal Research
Finals are over. The Write-on is done. Now it's time for summer jobs and externships to begin. Summertime is often where students realize how important legal research is to the practice of law. In that vein, I've recently written a short piece …
Historical State Statutes
HeinOnline is a great place to go for historical legal materials. Hein has recently added to its impressive collection by making available State Statutes: A Historical Archive. This library has superseded statutes for all 50 states, some going back to 1717. Utah's …
Research Help This Summer
Jumping into a research project for a new employer can be nerve-wracking. You want to do things right and get the summer off on a good foot. Well, even though you'll be gone, the library will still be here to help you. …
Researching Foreign Law
Every year a number of our students head out to do externships in foreign countries. This is a great opportunity to learn about a different legal system and to get the chance to live and work overseas. One question I often get …
Summer Research Success
One week of finals down, a few more days to go. Good luck to everyone studying hard! Don't forget that the Law Library has a number of great resources and services to help you finish strong. When finals are finished you'll all …