Finals can be rough and even the most determined studier needs some breaks. If you want to stay in the legal state of mind and still have some laughs you might want to check out Lowering the Bar. You won’t ceased to be amazed at the crazy and amusing things that go on in the [...]
Finals are underway and everyone’s studying hard. But, all studiers need a break sometimes. If you want that break, but want to keep your mind in the legal realm you might want to check out Law and the Multiverse: Superheroes, Supervillains and the Law. This blog applies the law to fictional characters and situations, primarily [...]
From to time to time the Utah legislature reorganizes and renumbers certain titles in the Utah Code. This process is known as recodification. It’s ultimate goal is to increase clarity and usability in a code title. However, recodification often throws researchers for a loop when a familiar code section is now found somewhere else. For [...]
As a law student it’s likely that you’ve already had friends or relatives ask you for legal help. It can be an awkward situation since you’re not yet a lawyer and can’t give legal advice. It’s always good to be aware of some self-help resources you can direct them to so that they can get [...]
As you may have noticed the Law Library’s website got a facelift recently. Much of the content is still the same, but we hope you’ll like the cleaner look and some of the additional features that have been added. In addition to streamlining the research search box, we have also added library information to the [...]
One area of law that we generally don’t have much time to cover in our first year legal research classes is local legislation. Municipal ordinances govern much of what we do on an everyday basis–from parking to pets to zoning–and is important to keep in mind when you’re doing legal research. Some of these municipal [...]
One of the things Valentine’s Day makes me think of is poetry. That probably comes from the fact that my mom used to write us poems for Valentine’s Day. The only poetry I remember attempting were assignments in school, which is where I first learned about Haiku. Haiku has had a way of reappearing in [...]
Finding a good topic to write about can often be a frustrating part of the writing process. To help, the Litigation Section of the Utah Bar has developed a topic bank where members of the bar supply possible paper topics that can be claimed by students. The topic bank’s FAQs explain the reason for the [...]
Every year The Green Bag: An Entertaining Journal of Law, gives out awards for the best legal writing of the year. The 2011 awards have just been released and the Blog of Legal Times has the story. If you’re looking for some good examples of legal writing you may want to have a look. List [...]
Today I was directed to an interesting new website (thanks @GtwonLawLib) that allows you to see the frequency of words and phrases used by the U.S. Supreme Court in its opinions between 1791 and 2005. The website, Legal Language Explorer, provides a graphical view that provides an interesting view of Supreme Court opinions. It’s good [...]