Library & Legal Resources News
Professors Steve Averett and null were recently featured in a Daily Universe article. The article talked about Professor Averett's new book Utah Marriage and Divorce Laws (which I blogged about here) and a new book edited by Professor Wardle called What's the …
Supreme Court 2.0
Supreme Court junkies may be interested in Richard Brust's article, Supreme Court 2.0, in the October 2008 issue of the ABA Journal. Hat tip to Law Librarian Blog.
International Law and Religion Symposium 2008
The International Center for Law and Religion Studies at Brigham Young University will be hosting the 15th Annual International Law and Religion Symposium on October 5-8, 2008 at the Law School. This year's symposium is titled "International Protection of Religious Freedom: National …
Westlaw Stress Toy Videos
If you need a break from studying you may want to check out these videos from Westlaw.
Utah Marriage and Divorce Laws
Steve Averett, one of our law librarians, has recently completed a book entitled "Utah Marriage & Divorce Laws" and has made it available for free on the Hunter Law Library website. The book contains an explanation of current Utah law regarding marriage …
Protecting Confidential Sources
This evening, Sept. 18th at 7pm, Professor RonNell Andersen Jones will be participating in a panel discussion on the topic of Protecting Confidential Sources. The discussion will take place in Room B092 of the Joseph F. Smith Building. Here's more: "From Watergate …
Constitution Day 2008
Today, September 17th, is Constitution Day — an important day for all U.S. citizens, especially lawyers or lawyers-in-training. Check out some of these links to celebrate your Constitution Day: Constitution of the United States — National Archives Creating the United States Constitution …
State Legislative History Research
State legislative history research can be intimidating. Luckily, there's some help out there. Jennifer Bryan Morgan, Documents Librarian at the Indiana University School of Law has created a very helpful compilation of State Legislative History Research Guides on the Web. This is …
August New Books and DVDs
The Law Library continues to acquire books and other materials to help you in your studies and research. Check out some of the titles we purchased in August 2008. When posting about the new book list I like to highlight a thing …
Subject Compilations of State Laws
Are you writing a paper where you need to find out what the law is in multiple states on a specific subject? Sounds daunting, but don't worry - someone has done most of the work for you. The Howard W. Hunter Law …
Importance of Legal Research
UNLV Law Librarian Jennifer Gross recently passed along an interesting story about the importance of legal research. This Nevada Supreme Court case is a good reminder that you can't always rely on seemingly authoritative information on the web - you've got to …
Law School: A Survivor’s Guide
Interim Dean null's book Law School: A Survivor's Guide was one of three books recently profiled and recommended to first year law students in National Jurist magazine. (here ) For other helpful books on surviving and succeeding in law school make sure …
Writing Competition-Birthing Rights Issues
The Legal Scholarship Blog recently posted the announcement of two writing competitions for law students sponsored by the National Advocates for Pregnant Women.
J. Reuben Clark’s Birthday
Today we celebrate the anniversary of the birth of J. Reuben Clark, Jr., who was born on September 1, 1871. President Clark was a wonderful attorney and leader of the Church, and the Law School is proud to bear his name. At …
Listen to Casebook Opinions
The Library has recently acquired access to an exciting new product called Audio CaseFiles. Audio CaseFiles offers MP3 files of more than 1,000 cases commonly read in law school. Cases are even arranged by casebook, so you can easily access the cases …
1st Floor Lexis Printer
Good news for those of you who make your law school home in the basement - we now have a Lexis printer down there. When you go to print on Lexis you should be able to select the 1st floor printer. Happy …
Dean Hansen and Prof. Gerdy
Professor and former Dean H. Reese Hansen and Professor null were honored today at the 2008 Annual University Conference. Dean Hansen is the recipient of the Abraham O. Smoot Citizenship Award which is presented "to university faculty members who through careers of …
While You Were Gone
You may not have thought much about the Law Library while you've been away for the summer, but we've been thinking about you. Hopefully you've kept up to date by following our blog, but if not here's a quick recap of some …