Utah Senator Mike Lee (a BYU Law graduate) recently released a video describing the work done by law clerks at the Supreme Court, focusing on his experience as a clerk to Justice Alito. I thought some of you might be interested.
The countdown to finals begins in earnest this week. We know it's a stressful time and we wish you all the best of luck. But, because we know luck isn't all that matters we want to make sure you know about all …
BYU Law ranks number 2 in the U.S. News and World Report's list of 10 Most Popular Law Schools. This ranking looks at law school yield or the school's percentage of accepted students that enroll. BYU's yield was 70% for 2011-12, placing …
You may have wondered if the grand piano in the library ever gets played. Not often, but tonight it does. Each year the law school holds a recital in the library where we get to enjoy the many musical talents of the …
Law students interested in religious freedom may be interested in the Religious Freedom Student Writing Competition being sponsored by the Washington, D.C. Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society and the International Center for Law and Religion Studies. Submissions are …
The U.S. News and World Report has released a list of 10 Law Schools that Lead to the Least Debt and BYU Law is a member of the club. The article accompanying the list also points out that BYU Law is the …
Many students are getting into the thick of writing research papers about this time of year. If you're looking for a way to organize your research, you may want to consider Zotero. Zotero is a free tool that allows you to collect …
The American Inns of Court is a wonderful organization that allows students to rub shoulders with and learn from practicing attorneys and judges. Law students interested in litigation should seriously consider applying to be a student member of next year's Inn. An …
Yesterday we were pleased to have Dean Blake Morant from Wake Forest University School of Law present the Bruce C. Hafen Distinguished Annual Lecture. Dean Morant gave an excellent lecture on Sir Thomas More's Dilemma of Conscience. As a librarian, my ears …
BYU Law rose 3 spots to #39 in the annual U.S. News and World Report Ranking of Best Law Schools. Also ranked at #39 are George Mason, Ohio State, and University of Maryland.
Yesterday Google announced that it's improving its legal citator by changing how it presents citations to legal opinions. From the Google Scholar Blog: "Now, instead of sorting the citing documents by their prominence, we sort them by the extent of discussion of …
HeinOnline is one of the most popular databases we offer--and rightfully so. Its vast collection of pdf legal materials creates an incredible tool for researchers (especially those of you doing source pulls). While most of our users pull documents from HeinOnline regularly, …
Bloomberg is a well-known name in the business and financial sectors. In the past few years it has attempted to become more of a player in the legal sector as well. In fact, Bloomberg has its sights on the big boys of …
Each year the Washington and Lee School of Law announces its rankings of the nation's law journals. In a nutshell, the Washington and Lee Law Journal ranking is based on a "weighted combination of both impact-factor and total cites" over the last …
The Law School is privileged to have Justice Goodwin Liu of the California Supreme Court as its Jurist-in-residence beginning tomorrow. As many of you are aware, Justice Liu was previously a professor at Boalt Hall and has several publications to his name …
The Law Library is always looking for new resources that will be valuable to researchers. One of our most recent purchases is a database that will make federal legislative history research a less-daunting task than it has been previously. The database is …
Administrative agencies are interesting creatures in our system of government. They are part of the executive branch, but have quasi-legislative and quasi-judicial powers that must be considered when doing legal research. Regulations, which stem from the quasi-legislative power, are not featured prominently …
Professor Fred Gedicks has recently posted his newest article, Establishment Clause Incorporation: A Logical, Textual, and Historical Defense, to SSRN. For more of Professor Gedicks' articles click here.
