Today is Constitution Day--a day in which we celebrate the signing of the U.S. Constitution by members of the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787. If you were near Mount Vernon you could go take a look at George Washington's personal copy …
If you're working on a journal or writing a paper, one of the resources that can be extremely useful is the Chicago Manual of Style. The Law Library offers you access to the online version of the Chicago Manual of Style's 16th …
Law librarian Dennis Sears was recently awarded the Daniel L. Wade Outstanding Service Award at the American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting in Boston. Dennis has served in various capacities within the Association, much of it with the Foreign, Comparative, and …
Last summer we got word that beginning in the summer of 2013 Westlaw would no longer support the Westlaw printers many of our students have grown accustomed to using. While we still have a whole school year before that happens, it may …
One of our new BYU Law School Fellows, Professor Elizabeth Bennion, has recently posted her newest article to SSRN. The article, Death is Different No Longer: Abolishing the Insanity Defense is Cruel and Unusual Under Graham v. Florida, was published in the …
BYU's Fall Devotional and Forum schedule has some BYU Law flavor to it. You may want to get these dates down on your calendar. Sept. 11 - Elder Steven E. Snow Sept. 18 - Judge Thomas B. Griffith Oct. 23 - Dean …
Elder Dallin H. Oaks was the featured speaker at BYU Law's Annual Founder's Day Dinner last night in Salt Lake. Elder Oaks was the President of BYU when the Law School began and was an instrumental part of its creation. It was …
Congratulations to Professor Jane Wise and Law School Registrar Nancy Hamberlin who were honored this morning at the 2012 Annual University Conference. Professor Wise received the Adjunct Faculty Excellence Award, which "recognizes the contributions of part-time faculty who have demonstrated excellence in …
Classes are now underway and that means lots of cases to read. If you're looking for a way to mix things up a bit, the law library has access to a number of cases in .mp3 format. These audio files are a …
The Bluebook, whether you love it or hate it, is something you'll become quite familiar with in law school. Now there's a new option for purchasing and using The Bluebook - an app for Apple iOS. The Bluebook app will be available …
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 you. Here in the Law Library we want you …
As you may have noticed the Law Library's website got a facelift recently. Much of the content is still the same, but we hope you'll like the cleaner look and some of the additional features that have been added. In addition to …
The Law Library provides a lot of information, both print and electronic. At times the amount of information can be overwhelming and it may be difficult to know where to start. One of the best places to start is with our subject …
In an article in the most recent issue of the Utah Bar Journal, Utah attorney Isaac Paxman details the history of the American Inns of Court. Much of the history is based on a presentation Elder Dallin H. Oaks made to our …
Professor Cliff Fleming has recently submitted his newest paper, A Note on the Zimmer Case and the Concept of Permanent Establishment, to SSRN. This paper was published in Tax Treaty Case Law Around the Globe. Here's the abstract: This paper argues that under …
The Law Library has recently added a new multipage scanner on the 2nd floor of the library. If you have documents that are not bound together, this is the scanner for you. Rather than inserting, scanning, and removing each page like you'd …
One of the ways attorneys have historically (and some currently) kept up with the legal developments in their jurisdiction is to read cases in "advance sheets." Advance sheets are paperback versions of court cases that are published and sent to attorneys and …
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, Rule 4-503 of the Code of Judicial Administration, also …
