Library & Legal Resources News
The Hunter Law Library collection contains a number of books designed to help students both survive and succeed in law school. These books contain practical advice on everything from maintaining a healthy mental approach and preparing for class to creating course outlines …
Welcome, Class of 2011!
The Howard W. Hunter Law Library would like to welcome our incoming 1Ls. We're glad you're here and we want you to know that we're here to help you in any way that we can. Please feel free to contact any of …
Looking for PDFs?
Yesterday I made a presentation to the new Law Review editors on how to find legal resources in PDF. I will be doing a similar presentation to the Education Law Journal and the Journal of Public Law soon, but thought I'd share …
Prof. Thomas Articles
Professor David A. Thomas has recently posted a number of his articles on SSRN. Click on the following titles to read the abstracts and download the articles. Tips for Successfully Regulating Sexually Oriented Businesses Finding More Pieces for the Takings Puzzle: How …
Government Documents in HeinOnline
HeinOnline is a resource we love here in the library for many reasons. Most of you are probably familiar with its amazing law review collection, but HeinOnline's content has expanded to much more than just law reviews. HeinOnline's Government Documents collection is …
ConSource
ConSource, created byThe Constitutional Sources Project, is a resource you'll want to know about if you're doing constitutional law research. ConSource is a free, fully-indexed online library of constitutional sources. Released to the public on September 17, 2007 (Constitution Day), ConSource has …
July New Books
Check out the new books the Law Library acquired in July 2008 here. One that caught my eye was "The Papers of Abraham Lincoln: legal documents and cases." Our students may also be interested in "Introduction to the Study and Practice of …
Legal Research Engine
The Cornell University Law Library offers null that may be of use to you. The first searches legal research guides available from various law libraries. This can be extremely helpful when you need to learn how to do research on a particular …
Prof. Fee Articles
null has recently posted several of his articles on SSRN. Click on the following titles to read the abstracts and download the articles. Obscenity and the World Wide Web The Pornographic Secondary Effects Doctrine Eminent Domain and the Sanctity of Home Speech …
Find A Source
I just returned from Portland, OR where I attended the annual conference of the American Association of Law Libraries. From the little I saw Portland seems like a great city. I wish I could have been there during basketball season to attend …
Full-text Articles and Periodical Indexes
We live in a world where we all want articles in full text. The lack of full-text articles in the periodical indexes we subscribe to, L egalTrac and Wilson's Index to Legal Periodicals, has caused many people to avoid them when they …
June New Books
Here's the library's new book list for June 2008. On it you'll find the much talked about book by Justice Scalia and Bryan Garner, Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges.
Hunter’s Query Turns 1!
Yesterday, July 6th, marked the one-year anniversary of Hunter's Query, the Howard W. Hunter Law Library Blog. We hope this blog has been a valuable addition to the BYU Law School community as well as to other readers. I've certainly enjoyed being …
July 4th
I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Independence Day and remind you that the Law Library will be closed tomorrow, July 4, 2008. If you're here in Provo I recommend taking part in some of the events associated with America's Freedom Festival. …
Essay Contest-Rex E. Lee
Each year in conjunction with BYU Homecoming, the Brigham Young University Student Alumni Association sponsors the George H. Brimhall Memorial Essay Contest to honor a significant person in BYU history. This year, Rex E. Lee, former Dean of the Law School and …
Prof. Preston Papers
Professor Cheryl Preston has been hard at work and has recently posted several new articles on SSRN. Click on the titles to read the abstracts and download the papers. ICANN Can: Contracts and Porn Sites - Choosing 'to Play Internet Ball in …
Bar Prep
With the Bar Exam a little more than a month a way, Bar prep is in full swing. And if you're anything like I was, you're looking for any help you can get. Luckily, help is what the Law Library does. We …
Dean Worthen
J. Reuben Clark Law School Dean null has recently been appointed Advancement Vice President of BYU. (see the BYU news release here) Dean null will serve as interim dean for the Law School, with Professor null taking his place as associate dean …