The Law Library has recently subscribed to an additional library in HeinOnline, Taxation and Economic Reform in America, 1789-2009. This new library offers a variety of materials, most notably over 1 million pages of legislative history. The collection encompasses such things as …

Utah Governor Gary Herbert nominated Professor Tom Lee this morning to fill the vacancy on the Utah Supreme Court. Salt Lake Tribune Deseret News

Professor Fred Gedicks has posted his newest paper, Undoing Neutrality? From Separation to Tolerance in Establishment Clause Jurisprudence, to SSRN. More of Professor Gedicks's papers on SSRN can be found here.

When I went to the PACER website early this week to do some research, my jaw dropped.  The interface actually looked pretty nice.  Much nicer than its painfully outdated predecessor.  I came to find out that the PACER redesign was one portion of the Federal …

One summer I had the assignment to research attorney advertising for one of the justices of the Utah Supreme Court. Interesting area of the law. Unfortunately, most attorney advertising is pretty bad and painful to watch. Here's some that breaks the mold …

Much of the legal research we teach in law school focuses on litigation. But, many of you are interested in becoming transactional attorneys. If that's your path, one resource you should know about is Practical Law Company. A successful UK company, PLC …

Professor David Moore has recently posted his newest paper, Do U.S. Courts Discriminate Against Treaties? Equivalence, Duality, and Treaty Non-Self-Execution, to SSRN. This Essay will be published in the Columbia Law Review. View more of Professor Moore's scholarship here.

As you start your summer work it is extremely likely you'll be asked to research areas of the law you've never researched before. One of the things I like to do in such a situation is find a good research guide to …

I recently created this guide that lists several free and low-cost legal research options. It may come in handy if you need a cheap source for legal research this summer.

Professor James Backman has recently posted his newest article, Externships and New Lawyer Mentoring: The Practicing Lawyer's Role in Educating New Lawyers, to SSRN. Professor Backman has studied and written extensively about externships. Check out some of his other articles on SSRN: …

While most of us use HeinOnline for its law journal collection, it has many other resources that are worth becoming familiar with. Hein has recently announced a new collection, World Constitutions Illustrated: Contemporary & Historical Documents & Resources, which may be of …

Finals are over and soon law students will head off to summer jobs and externships. But, just because you won't be around this summer doesn't mean the library will abandon you. There are a number of ways you can get research help …

As everyone gets set to head out to jobs and externships a question I've heard a lot is whether your Westlaw or Lexis student accounts can be used over the summer. The answer is "it depends." Both Lexis and Westlaw allow summer …

As a law student you've probably already had people wanting your help with legal questions. Since you can't help them yet, it's often useful to try to point them to various self-help resources. The Utah State Law Library blog recently mentioned that …

Legal treatises are an extremely important legal research tool. It's been a topic on this blog before and it's something you should be aware of before you head off for your summer work. I've recently written a column for Student Lawyer magazine …

Elder D. Todd Christofferson, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church, spoke at Duke Law School on March 16. Elder Christofferson, who is a graduate of Duke Law, particpated in Duke Law's "Lives in the Law" …

Professor Lisa Grow Sun has recently posted her article, Disaster Mythology and the Law, to SSRN. Professor Sun's article has been accepted for publication in the Cornell Law Review.