If you haven't heard, a new edition of the Bluebook has been released and is available this summer. I haven't received my copy yet (and would be lying if I said I was anxiously awaiting its arrival). Apparently Cynthia Pittson at the …

Professor David A. Thomas recently posted his latest article, Whither the Public Forum Doctrine: Has this Creature of the Courts Outlived its Usefulness?, to SSRN. Professor Thomas's article was published in the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Journal this year. Professor …

Professor Tom Lee's Utah Supreme Court confirmation hearing was held yesterday. The Senate confirmation committee voted unanimously in support of Prof. Lee. His nomination will now go before the full Utah Senate on June 23. You can listen to the audio of …

Sunday's New York Times had a fascinating article on technology, multitasking, and the human brain. Hooked on Gadgets, and Paying a Mental Price

A number of times on this blog I have made two points about HeinOnline. First, it's an outstanding resource and law students must be familiar with it. And second, law students don't use its search function as often as they should. I …

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  Much nicer than its painfully outdated predecessor.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 …