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 …

The Law Library has recently acquired electronic access to this well-respected international law resource. The electronic version allows users to search by keyword, subject, and author. Leading experts from around the world contribute articles to this encyclopedia on topics ranging from the …

The Wall Street Journal Law Blog recently quoted Professor Gordon Smith in a post about Bank of America and whether its investors have a claim arising out of BofA's purchase of Merrill Lynch.

The Library has recently purchased the LexisNexis Congressional Hearings Digital Collection. This collection of hearings will be an important tool for legal researchers at BYU and marks the first time we have had access to historical hearings electronically. It will certainly be …

HeinOnline cont inues to add important legal resources in pdf format. The Law Library's HeinOnline subscription now provides access to the complete run of the United States Code. This will be welcome news especially for those of you working on journals, as …

BYU Law was recently ranked 13th in Brian Leiter's Supreme Court Clerkship Placement, 2000 Through 2008 Terms.

The Law Library has recently acquired access to the Oxford Reports on International Law. This electronic resource provides the full text of reported decisions from international courts and dispute settlement bodies dealing with specific topics within International Law. In addition to the …

Professor Thomas R. Lee has recently posted "Abercrombie Unveiled: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of Trademark Distinctiveness" to SSRN. See Professor Lee's SSRN author page for more of his works.

Professor Fred Gedicks has recently posted "Indeterminancy and the Establishment Clause" on SSRN. Click here to download. Here's the abstract: Prepared for a symposium on Kent Greenawalt, 2 Religion and the Constitution: Establishment and Fairness (Princeton, 2008), this essay responds to Professor …

Check out some of the new titles the Law Library has added during October and November.

If you're looking for a finals study break, check out this post from the Wall Street Journal Law Blog: Knowing Your Learned Foote From Your Learned Hand.

LexisNexis has brought back the American Law Reports after dropping them last January. You can find them by clicking on "view more sources" under the "Secondary Legal" tab on the main Lexis search screen. Hat tip to Wisblawg.

In my legal research class today we talked some about proximity searching. Proximity searching is an important tool when conducting electronic legal research. Lexis and Westlaw have fairly intuitive proximity connectors (trespass /s injury = "trespass" within the same sentence as "injury", …

 Professor Margaret Tarkington has recently posted her article, "The Truth Be Damned: The First Amendment, Attorney Speech, and Judicial Reputation," on SSRN. Read the abstract and download the article here. Professor Tarkington's article has been accepted for publication in the Georgetown Law …