Circuit splits are a popular topic for student law journal Notes. About this time of year, law journal editors are beginning (or at least think about beginning) to ponder their Note topics. If you're looking for a circuit split and can't find one, …
Next week is Placement Break and we know many of you will be working on securing a job. The Library has a few resources that can supplement your job search. One of them is an electronic source called The Leadership Library. …
BYU Law Professor Michael Goldsmith always taught his students to be "can do" lawyers. He certainly was one himself. Even when he was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, Goldsmith worked relentlessly to raise awareness and money to fight the disease. Goldsmith passed …
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 means that the Supreme Court is back in session. …
If you're interested in environmental law you should become familiar with the library's subscription to the Environmental Law Reporter. ELR is a "one-stop environmental law and policy research site with access to over 40 years of ELR analysis, extensive links to statutes, …
For several years now, THOMAS.gov has served as a valuable place to find free legislative information on the internet. Researchers can find bills, public laws, legislative history information and more. Today the Library of Congress unveiled the successor to THOMAS, Congress.gov. The …
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 …
