Oregon Legal Research BlogEvery federal employee knows about the Hatch Act, which dates back to 1939: Wikipedia Hatch Act article You can Google the following searches to find out more about the…
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Librarians versus the NSA (The Nation)
…freedom was Zoia Horn, who spent three week in jail in 1972 for refusing to testify against anti–Vietnam War activists. During the Cold War, librarians exposed the Federal Bureau of…
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All Writs Act: then and now
…Guy in an Empty Room,” Funny Times, September 2013, p. 3. Onward to the All Writs Act: If you want to read cases that have interpreted the All Writs Act,…
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Congressional Review Act: What, When, Why, and How it Is Used by Congress and the President
…have the current version of the statute. Wikipedia article: “The Congressional Review Act (CRA) is a law that was enacted by the United States Congress under House Speaker Newt Gingrich…
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Effective Dates of (Oregon) Legislation
…(Do-it-Yourself) lesson in Effective Dates, read on: a) OREGON REVISED STATUTES ORS 171.022 Effective date for Act of Legislative Assembly.Except as otherwise provided in the Act, an Act of the…
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What I learned today: Why did HR 748 (2019) become the Two+ Trillion Dollar C-19 Bill (2020)?
…– and not S. 3548, the “original” CARES Act? Yes, there is! (And multiple hat tips to my law-lib listserv colleagues who explained how and why.) My question arose because…
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Your New Health Care Act
…If you want to read the act, visit the Gallaher blog post for some quick links: Read the Big Health Care Act. It includes a full cite to the…
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Oregon e-waste Law: Recycling Electronics
…(but note different effective dates for individual sections): … MISCELLANEOUS …SECTION 19. (1) Section 9 (1) of this 2007 Act applies to covered electronic devices sold by a retailer on…
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Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) in Oregon
See March 18, 2010, OLR blog post for updated links . The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) affects every litigant, lawyer, and judge. Ignore it at your peril….