Library & Legal Resources News
Professor Lisa Grow Sun's recent blog post on Concurring Opinions examines the lessons Haiti can draw from Hurricane Katrina.
Disaster Law and Policy
Professor Lisa Grow Sun has recently co-authored the second edition of the disaster law textbook Disaster Law and Policy. Professor Sun's co-authors are Professors Daniel A. Farber, Jim Chen, and Robert Verchick. Professor Sun is currently teaching a Disaster Law course here …
SCOTUSblog
Whether you're a Supreme Court junkie or just interested in following one particular Supreme Court case there are few resources better than SCOTUSblog. With timely commentary and analysis on the cases and cert. petitions before the Court, legal researchers can find quality …
Prof. Smith Essay
Professor Gordon Smith has recently posted his essay, Legal Precursors of Transaction Cost Economics, to SSRN. For all of Prof. Smith's articles and essays on SSRN, click here.
New Semester Resources
Welcome back! I hope everyone had a great break and recharged their batteries for the new semester. I thought I'd start off the year by plugging a few of our resources that many of you know about, but that can really be …
More Exam Tips
We're in the midst of final exams and students are looking for all the help they can get. The Wall Street Journal Law Blog recently asked 7 law professors to complete the following sentence: "A good law exam answer is ________"
UT Supreme Court
Today the Deseret News has a brief article about the history of the Utah Supreme Court. The article contains a link to a gallery of photographs of the court and its justices throughout the years.
Prof. Gedicks Papers
Professor Fred Gedicks has posted two new articles to SSRN. The first, The Recurring Paradox of Groups in the Liberal State, will be published in the Utah Law Review. The second, American Civil Religion: An Idea Whose Time Is Past, is a …
Finals Prep and Exam Taking Tips
I hope some of the posts I've done on Finals Prep (CALI, Sample Exams, Study Aids, Library Rooms, CDs) have been useful in getting you ready for finals. I wanted to pass along a few resources that may help in preparing for …
Bar Journals
The Law Library's HeinOnline subscription now contains a collection of 55 Bar Journals that may be useful to you in your research. Like other HeinOnline content, the Bar Journal content contains scanned .pdf images of the journals back to inception. Westlaw and …
CDs – Finals Prep
In addition to print study aids, the law library also has a collection of CDs and audio tapes that may help you brush up before finals. Searching the library catalog for "sound recording" provides a good list of what we have. The …
Library Rooms – Finals Prep
While the library carrels are great, sometimes you just need a change of scenery when you're studying for finals. Luckily, we have some options for you. If you're looking to study in a group the law library offers 16 study rooms, many …
Prof. Preston Article
Professor Cheryl Preston has recently published her article "All Knowledge is Not Equal: Facilitating Children's Access to Knowledge by Making the Internet Safer" in the International Journal of Communications Law and Policy. She has also posted it to SSRN and it is …
Google Scholar & the Law
The legal research blogosphere was full of discussion today about Google Scholar's addition of free legal content. Here's the announcement from the Google Blog. When you head to Google Scholar you'll notice you can restrict your search to "Legal opinions and journals." …
Study Aids – Finals Prep
The Law Library has a number of print study aids that can be quite useful to you as you study for finals. Many of these books provide outlines, explanations, and sample essay and multiple choice questions that can help you get ready. …
Pres. Hunter Birthday
Tomorrow, November 14, we celebrate the birthday of Howard W. Hunter for whom the Law Library was named. After having a distinguished career as an attorney in California, President Hunter served in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of …
Kucana v. Holder
Oral argument in Kucana v. Holder, the case in which Professor RonNell Andersen Jones acted as co-counsel, was heard before the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday. BYU Law students assisted Professor Jones with the brief and BYU hosted the moot for the case. …
Prof. Tarkington Article
Professor Margaret Tarkington has recently posted her newest article, "A Free Speech Right to Impugn Judicial Integrity in Court Proceedings," to SSRN. Download it here. Professor Tarkington's article has been accepted for publication in the Boston College Law Review. Here's the abstract: …