How did Frederick Douglass view the US Constitution? BYU Law Associate Professor Bradley Rebeiro discussed this question and the ideas behind his new book, Until the Last Yoke Is Broken, with Stanford Law Professor Jud Campbell. Read more: law.byu.edu/news/frederick-d…

Judges Ryan Tenney, David Mortensen, and Amy Oliver of the Utah Court of Appeals joined BYU Law to discuss judicial clerkships. They shared what clerking actually looks like, why the experience matters, and what students can expect from the application process. We’re grateful for the insights they shared!

1L recruiting is beginning earlier than ever, and BYU Law Academies are moving earlier too. This week, students will gain real-world legal experience at leading law firms across the country, gaining firsthand exposure to practice areas, firm cultures, and career paths as recruiting gets underway. law.com/2026/04/21/byu-law-e…

“You can best endure law school by focusing on things that are enduring.” In this week’s devotional, Professor Kevin J Worthen reflected on what lasts and what doesn’t. Grades, money, and pride are temporary; identity, charity, relationships, and, most enduring of all, God’s love, endure. law.byu.edu/news/enduring-la…

At the Human Flourishing Conference, BYU Law Professor @ShimaBaradaran Baughman shared research from 80 interviews across three Utah programs. She and Professor Jane Mitchell found that meaningful change often came through practicing a new way of life in community, grounded in faith, accountability, connection, and love.

“It depends.” At yesterday’s BYU Law forum, former Acting Assistant Attorney General Omeed A. Assefi explored why that familiar law-school answer is especially fitting when it comes to antitrust. In his talk, Assefi gave BYU Law students an overview of the federal antitrust landscape and the questions lawyers consider when evaluating competition issues. He also encouraged BYU Law students to consider careers in government, highlighting the variety of experiences and courtroom opportunities they can provide. law.byu.edu/news/the-federal…

This Constitution Day, we are thrilled to announce a new corpus with 7 million words from the ratification era with more than 14,000 primary-source texts. Assistant Dean David Armond at BYU Law worked with student researchers to create this corpus, giving researchers a broader body of historical language as they consider what the Constitution’s words meant to the people who wrote and ratified it. techbuzznews.com/new-constit…

At today's BYU Law forum celebrating America 250, we welcomed Tyson Reeder, assistant professor of history at BYU, who explored the relationship between the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution. Rather than being at odds, Reeder explained how the framers sought to balance the principles of both documents to better protect the rights of the people and challenged us to find ways to bring our present reality closer to those ideals.

“The Constitution is worth articulating and defending... not just today, but every day.” We were honored to welcome Leslie Kendrick, dean of @UVALaw, to BYU Law for an early Constitution Day forum. Dean Kendrick explored the surprising history of Constitution Day and how it has united Americans through a shared commitment to the Constitution—a document we celebrate once a year but benefit from every day. law.byu.edu/news/why-constit…

We were excited to have Professor @DishmanElysa for the first event of this year’s Faculty Scholarship Series! Professor Dishman shared insights from her forthcoming article, Multistate Litigation Networks, co-authored with Kristina Brishop. We’re grateful for opportunities like this to hear directly from our faculty about their research and explore how it can shape the legal field. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…

“There’s nowhere in the law that touches more lives than Trusts and Estates.” At today’s forum, BYU adjunct professor and partner at Bennett Tueller Johnson & Deere Rust Tippett discussed the need to rebuild expertise in Trusts and Estates. While many Big Law firms and law schools have deprioritized this area of law, the demand for practitioners with expertise in trusts and estates continues to grow. As the legal landscape evolves, the need for attorneys who understand this critical area of law has never been greater. law.byu.edu/news/the-uncerta…

What does responsible AI-assisted transcription look like in a library? In a new AALL Spectrum article, Garrett Blazzard and Melanie Coleman from the Howard W. Hunter Library at BYU Law share how structured prompts, parallel AI drafts, librarian reconciliation, and a custom review app helped transform a stalled 1926 U.S. Code project into a scalable workflow. aallspectrum.aallnet.org/htm…

At our first BYU Law Devotional of fall semester, @NickHfn, Head of Legal Tech Education at BYU Law, explored the “situationship” between law and technology. As technology and the legal profession become more intertwined than ever, understanding these tools, and using them responsibly, will be increasingly important for today’s lawyers.