Tribute to the Honorable Rex E. Lee Solicitor General of the United States 1981-85

Rex Lee was a talented pupil and obvious choice to be the first dean for the new Brigham Young Law School. Lee maintained a balanced life and devotion to his faith all through his life

Preserving Religious Freedom

This address was given at Chapman University School of Law in Orange, California, on February 4, 2011

Tribute to the Honorable Rex E. Lee Solicitor General of the United States 1981-85

Rex Lee was a talented pupil and obvious choice to be the first dean for the new Brigham Young Law School. Lee maintained a balanced life and devotion to his faith all through his life

Legal History in the High Court--Habeas Corpus

Ever since Chief Justice Marshall declared that courts could resort to the common law to determine what Congress meant by the term habeas corpus in a federal statute, the history of this venerable remedy has played an important role in the Supreme Court. Over the years, however, courts have moved away from using the writ of habeas corpus for its historic functions of eliciting the cause of commitment and compelling adherence to prescribed procedures in advance of trial until today it has become primarily a means by which one court of general jurisdiction exercises post-conviction review over the judgment of another court of like authority. Despite this significant change in function, the United States Supreme Court has continued to support its decisions on questions of post-conviction review by calling upon the history of habeas corpus during that period when it was predominantly a pretrial remedy. Whatever view one may adopt as to the wisdom of these decisions, the results of the Court\u27s magisterial historiography have not been happy for history. Three decisions of the October Term, 1962, provide prime examples

Weightier Matters

This devotional address was given to the BYU student body on February 9, 1999

Preserving Religious Freedom

This address was given at Chapman University School of Law in Orange, California, on February 4, 2011

Bridges

This fireside address was given at the BYU Law School on February 8, 1987