Professor Frederick Mark Gedicks has recently posted his newest working paper, Truth and Consequences: Mitt Romney, Proposition 8, and Public Reason, to SSRN. Read the abstract and download the paper here. More of Professor Gedicks' papers on SSRN are available here.
As you may have noticed, the Law Library has recently installed flat screen monitors in 7 library study rooms - 361, 362, 363, 364, 398, 274H, and 274B. These monitors can be used in the family support rooms to watch class lectures …
The Law School fondly remembers its founding dean Rex E. Lee. (Here's just one article by Richard Wilkins.) I am always amazed at the stories I hear about Rex Lee when anyone speaks of the history of this school. I always wish …
Feeling like you're a little behind in some of your classes? (Winter semester can do that to you.) Make sure you take advantage of one of the more popular resources the Law Library provides for you - CALI. Through CALI you have …
The 1L briefs are in and now it's time to turn our attention to oral argument. Some of the best preparation for oral argument is listening to excellent advocates perform arguments. A great resource for that is Oyez, which contains audio files …
Allow me to introduce you to our new scanner with document feeder in the 3rd floor copy room. Here's an email that went out from our Director, Kory Staheli: "As many of you are aware, University Print Services recently removed the photocopy …
In August 2008 I blogged about Audio CaseFiles, an exciting new product that the library had just purchased. Audio CaseFiles offers MP3 files of more than 1,000 cases commonly read in law school. Since Aug. 2008 BYU law students have downloaded more …
Above the Law has recently reported that mega-firm Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell is now requiring the use of Loislaw before the use of Westlaw or Lexis in many instances. What does this mean for law students? It means you should get …
The Law Library has recently acquired access to Human Rights Documents Online, a database containing documents from 483 non-governmental human rights organizations. These documents detail a range of human rights issues and span all regions of the world. The documents are available in PDF format and …
I received an email today announcing a special advance screening for the BYU community of "A Class Apart," a new film in PBS's American Experience series. The screening will be held on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 11am in the Harold B. Lee …
Today marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. There are many celebrations set for today including one here in Provo. The keynote speaker at the Provo event will be Professor Matthew Holland, a political science professor at BYU. The …
Need a reminder about the importance of legal research? Look no further than this article from the ABA Journal: "Lack of Legal Research in FMLA Case Costs Company an Extra $80K." Hat tip to Law Librarian Blog. (Self-promotion warning) For more articles …
Each year the Law School celebrates the accomplishments of students, faculty and staff at the Annual Awards Banquet and Barristers' Ball. This year's banquet will be held on March 25, 2009 and we hope the whole law school community will attend. (details …
In a November Newsweek article, Professor Michael Goldsmith called on the game of his youth to help fight the disease now plaguing him, ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease (see my Nov. blog post here). Goldsmith encouraged MLB to celebrate the 70th anniversary …
The Law Library has recently acquired access to a number of United Nations documents through HeinOnline. Some of the highlights include the complete United Nations Treaty Series, Monthly Statement of Treaties and International Agreements, Opinions of the International Court of Justice, Reports …
Are you writing a research paper this semester? Do you want some help? Come join me for a 30 min. presentation on Research Paper Resources. I will discuss many of the electronic resources the library has to offer in addition to Lexis …
In her State of the Judiciary speech yesterday, Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice Christine Durham reacted to proposed budget cuts for the court. To deal with the 7.5% proposed budget cut, Chief Justice Durham said that the approximately 1,000 court employees would …
This morning Salt Lake attorney Peter Stirba came to speak to the 1Ls about appellate advocacy. He focused on his recent occasion of arguing before the United States Supreme Court, an opporunity few Utah attorneys have had. For those interested you can …
