Articles Posted in November, 2005

Jim Calloway Blog: The preceding posts come courtesy of Jim’s blog, a never-ending source of useful law practice tips.

Law practice management: Another blog, The Practice, from a solo/small law firm practitioner. Looks promising.

2005 Fed Sentencing Guidelines: The 2005 Federal Sentencing Guidelines are online, here.

Measure 37 appeal fast-tracked: The Oregon Supreme Court has fast-tracked the appeal from the Marian County, Judge James opinion. As of news reports today, the Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for January 10th, 2006. The briefs will be available in print from selected law libraries around the state. Other sources of Measure 37 information may be found at these web sites: 1000 Friends of Oregon, Oregonians in Action, Oregon Department of Land Conservation, or the League of Oregon Cities.

Identity theft: One of the most thorough and practical articles on identity theft I have seen in a long time is in a current issue of InfoToday. Sad thing is, though, that if you follow all the instructions, you’ll need to give up a lot of free time – a LOT of free time – TONS of free time. And we all have a lot of that, don’t we. Don’t we? The article, by Carol Ebbington, is here.

Chief Justice De Muniz: The election of Justice De Muniz to Chief Justice is announced here, in the Supreme Court Media Release dated November 2nd, 2005.

Oregon Supreme Court and Measure 37: The Oregon Supreme Court order of November 1st, denying a stay pending appeal in the Marion County Measure 37 opinion by Circuit Judge James is available here through the 1000 Friends of Oregon web site. The Judge James opinion of October 14th, 2005, is available here.

Dog Law: We just got the 5th edition of “Every Dog’s Legal Guide,” by Mary Randolph, Nolo Press (2005) in my Law Library. Someone must have had a fabulous time doing the illustrations and I would love to have been there when Nolo had to decide which dog photo would show up on the cover. (They picked a winner – woof 🙂 The book covers everything from buying and selling dogs, to traveling, to barking, to estate planning for your dog, and much more.

What do you know? Facts [almost] at your fingertips: It seems as if everyone wants to know what a dollar was worth back when … here. And for those who can never know it all, here.

DO PRO SE DEFENDANTS HAVE A RIGHT TO LAW LIBRARY ACCESS?: The United States Supreme Court held 10/31/05 ( in Kane v. Garcia Espitia, No. 04-1538, an unsigned per curiam opinion) that Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806 (1975), which establishes a Sixth Amendment right to self-representation, does not imply a right of law library access to a pro se defendant. U.S. Supreme Court opinions can be found here.