
Library & Legal Resources News

BYU Law students now have access to the next generation of Westlaw — WestlawNext. When signing in to Westlaw, you should now have access to both Westlaw and WestlawNext through links at the top of your screen. WestlawNext offers a "Getting Started" video …

Merry Christmas!
22 December 2010
The Law Library would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. We will be closed from Thursday to Sunday for the Christmas holiday, but will reopen on Monday the 27th. For some Christmas cheer, take a look at this video that has …

BYU Law Ranked 19th
22 December 2010
Professor Paul Caron of the Tax Prof Blog has crunched some numbers from the latest edition of the Princeton Review's Best 172 Law Schools and come up with some alternative rankings for law schools. BYU Law ranks 19th in the 2011 Princeton …
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Hein’s New Look and IP
08 December 2010
If you've been to HeinOnline this week, which I imagine you haven't since you've been studying for finals, you've probably noticed that it looks a bit different. Hein has swapped it's blue background for white. Luckily enough for us, they're both BYU …

Prof. Jones Article
08 December 2010
Professor RonNell Andersen Jones has recently posted her latest article, Litigation, Legislation and Democracy in a Post-Newspaper America, to SSRN. It will be published in the Washington and Lee Law Review.

Flash Cards and Sample Exams
02 December 2010
The Law Library has a number of resources that can help you study for finals. One of them is our Law in a Flash, flash card sets. We currently have flash card sets for Professional Responsibility, Property, Future Interests, Contracts, Torts, Con. …

Buses and Statutory Interpretation
02 December 2010
I thought this was an interesting story from the Wall Street Journal Law Blog on statutory interpretation. The Case of the School Bus, the Stop Sign and the Missing 'At'

Government Info. Survey
01 December 2010
The Hunter Law Library invites our users to participate in a survey this month on our federal government information. This 16-question survey asks how we are doing in providing access to materials and databases we receive from the Government Printing Office (GPO).' …

CALI For Finals
30 November 2010
Hopefully you're familiar with CALI, but if not now's a good time to get acquainted. CALI, the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction, offers over 800 interactive, online tutorials in 33 legal subject areas. BYU law students have access to all of these …

Library Open Later
30 November 2010
We know finals can be a stressful time for law students so we do our best to help where we can. Starting this week the Law Library will be on extended hours during weekdays, closing at 1am until finals end. The library …

Tribute to Prof. Goldsmith
19 November 2010
Earlier this month marked one year since the passing of Professor Michael Goldsmith. The most recent issue of the BYU Law Review contains a "Tribute to Professor Michael Goldsmith" that includes several articles from his colleagues.

Law Libraries After Law School
19 November 2010
Attorney, Edward Elkins, explores some of the reasons to head back to the law library after graduation in "Your Law School's Library is Your Best Friend...Really." Attorneys are welcome in our library and we hope you will come back after graduation. Here …

Winter Legal Research and Law Librarianship Classes
15 November 2010
Many of you have registered for Winter semester classes already, but if you're like I was your schedule will change significantly before Jan. 3 — or maybe even later. We wanted to make sure you were aware of the classes offered by our …

Worthen on the NCAA and Religion
15 November 2010
Former law school dean Kevin Worthen recently posted his article The NCAA and Religion: Insights About Non-State Governance from Sunday Play and End Zone Celebrations to SSRN. Dean Worthen is currently serving as BYU's Advancement Vice-President and has significant involvement with BYU …

Utah Session Laws
08 November 2010
HeinOnline has recently completed their run of Utah Session Laws, taking them back to 1851. This is a tremendous asset to Utah legal researchers, as HeinOnline's Utah session laws previously only went back to 1980. Our thanks to the Utah State Law …

Chicago Manual of Style Online
05 November 2010
The Law Library has provided access to the Chicago Manual of Style Online for a number of years now. Previously, users may have been turned away if multiple people were trying to access it at the same time. Due to this resource's popularity, our new license …

When Agencies Go Nuclear
05 November 2010
Professor Brigham Daniels has recently posted his paper, When Agencies Go Nuclear: A Game Theoretical Approach to the Biggest Sticks in an Agency's Arsenal, to SSRN. More of Professor Daniels' papers can be found here.

Westlaw Patron Access
01 November 2010
The BYU Law Library has recently purchased a subscription to Westlaw Patron Access, a version of Westlaw open to the public. Westlaw Patron Access is available on the middle of the three computers that are currently open to the public. Our Westlaw …