This book has kept many of us laughing:
“Plato and Platypus Walk Into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy through Jokes,” by Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein. And they have a caption contest – oh boy!
Legal research angle? (I promise, there is always a legal research angle to every post of mine.)
1. You might learn what existentialism and epistemology really are, and every lawyer needs to know that.
Ordinary people (non-attorneys) often ask law librarians the most complex legal questions and expect answers. It’s a mystery. We show people how to fish – we don’t give them fish. If you want fish, call an attorney. (It’s ok – I won’t take this overused analogy much further, but it is a useful one, though putting fish in the same sentence with lawyers is not a little risky.)
Now about those LLCs … If you want to research LLCs, you have lots of options. I’m listing them here because sometimes when talking to a library patron I always manage to leave one out. I’m going to list the resources here and give readers a chance to add to the list if I’ve missed anything.
This Oregon Court of Appeals decision, Milton-Freewater v Ashley (A130586), was decided August 22nd, 2007:
“The circuit court dismissed defendant’s appeal from a judgment of conviction in the municipal court on the ground that defendant failed to file the original notice of appeal with the municipal court and, therefore, the circuit court lacked jurisdiction to review the judgment of conviction. As we explain, ORS 53.030 required defendant to file the original notice of appeal with the municipal court, and her failure to satisfy that requirement precluded the circuit court from exercising jurisdiction over her appeal. We review the circuit court’s conclusion for errors of law, and affirm.”
Update: I neglected to include this excerpt from the opinion:
“We conclude that, when a municipal court that has not become a court of record prosecutes state misdemeanor offenses pursuant to ORS 221.339(2), the municipal court is exercising its authority as a justice court. In that situation, where the municipal court acts as a justice court, we apply the statutes that govern appeals from the justice court.”
Also in the Summer 2007 issue of the Litigation Journal is this article, “Administrative Reviews in County Courts: Chaos After Norden,” by Tom Lindley and Peggy Crane.
As I said in my previous post: Only back issues of the “Litigation Journal” are available online, but if you’re not in a hurry, check out the section’s web page in a year or so (maybe less – I don’t know – I don’t make these decisions – if I did, well, I don’t – ask the section leaders).
If you are in a hurry, ask a section member or call your local law librarian who will be able to find you a copy.
One day you will want to read about non-compete agreements and when you do, a good place to begin will be the OSB Litigation Section’s Summer 2007 newsletter Litigation Journal. There is an excellent introduction and survey of the caselaw in the article, “Non-Competition Agreements and Related Employment Issues: A Primer,” by Kate A. Thompson Wilkinson.
Only back issues of the “Litigation Journal” are available online, but if you’re not in a hurry for this article, check out the section’s web page in a year or so (maybe less – I don’t know – I don’t make these decisions – if I did, well, I don’t – ask the section leaders).
If you are in a hurry, ask a section member or call your local law librarian who will be able to find you a copy.
Do you need an idea for a speech? Need a hook for a speech right now? Need a brief but educational break from the report you’re writing?
Visit Today in Legal History at Findlaw.
If you plan to travel around Oregon before or after the Annual Meeting in July 2008, here’s another route to consider. Sunday’s Oregonian (8/19/07) Travel section had a Beginner’s Guide to Eastern Oregon, with some terrific photos and maps. And if you are a fossil or photography buff, you must visit the Painted Hills near Fossil and the John Day fossil beds. Lots more information at Oregon visitors websites, here and here and here and here.
See AALL PDX 2008 Post #1 to find out what this is all about.
I’m not sure if it is right to begin our AALL PDX 2008 posts (the intro AALL08 post is here) with Movie Madness, but the toss up was among Movie Madness, Voodoo Donuts, and Crater Lake, so hold your fire. Voodoo Donuts may get its own posting in time (so don’t finish your coffee) and so will Crater Lake. The Church of Elvis has not yet been resurrected so it’s not on our short list.
If you visit Portland and if you care at all about movies, you have to visit Movie Madness. Where else will you see the Psycho Knife and other such noteworthy one-of-a-kind items AND visit a Portland “Neighborhood” (92 at last count – can you stand it!).
Anyway, here’s the Movie Madness website again, in case you missed it the first few times I linked to it. And to be fair, it is not the only terrific local movie rental business in town. There is also Video Lair, Video Verite, Trilogy Video, and Clinton Street Video (all in neighborhoods worth visiting).
In July 2008, about 2,000 law librarians and their families will descend upon Portland, Oregon. Many will arrive just in time for a conference, from July 12th to 15th, but many others will arrive earlier, stay longer, travel Oregon and Washington and Idaho and Montana and (enough!), and some may even decide to stay – forever.
So, if you see this in the title field, AALL PDX 2008, the blog posting contains information for law librarians and others who plan to attend the 2008 American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon, July 12th to 15th, 2008. You can also use it in the search box later to find all the AALL PDX 2008 posts.
These posts will cover a wide variety of content, from food, to travel, to advice, to weather, etc. Our main purpose is to include for our fellow law librarians some of the more offbeat or oft-missed sights and sounds. It also might include some of our own personal favorite Portland Plus places and things, like Portlandia, Dan & Louie’s, the Horse Project, the Gold Man atop the State Capitol (it’s a long distance relationship between him and Portlandia, so don’t ask).
The Oregon Professional Liability Fund, an amazing resource for members of the Oregon State Bar, has this article, Construction Lien Traps and Pitfalls, in its August 2007 issue of In Brief. The article, and the publication, is written for attorneys but has useful tips for anyone who wants or needs to record a construction lien.
If you are not an attorney and want more information on construction liens, visit your local public law library (we can give you contact information for your own county’s law library), the Construction Contractors Board (here and here) and the Oregon State Bar public information website.
Oregon Legal Research Blog