Oregon Legal Research BlogI haven’t looked at online translation services lately, but luckily for you, the Bates Information Service has. Here is their October InfoTip on Translation Tools.
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Early Bird Kicker Scam: Pass it on, please
KOIN online has this story today (10/16/07), “Kicker Tax Refund ‘Phishing’ Scam.”
“If you get a phone call or e-mail asking for your bank account number so that your kicker refund can be electronically deposited in your account, don’t believe it.
The Oregon Department of Revenue said that a handful of taxpayers have reported getting official-sounding phone calls and e-mails offering to deposit their kicker refund.
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The Oregon Constitution and the Proverbial Dog’s Breakfast
It’s not you. The Oregon Constitution is truly the proverbial Dog’s Breakfast (aka dog’s dinner, i.e. a mess and a muddle (edible but maybe not so eatable)). Everyone has known this for a long time and the Oregonian also Says It’s So in its October 11th, 2007, article by Janie Harr, “Tinkering with the constitution an Oregon tradition.”
Given how long the Oregon Constitution has been a dog’s breakfast, should that fact alone determine which way you vote (and there are always other facts to consider)? Or, maybe, we need a committee, commission, task force, whatever, to clean it up. And then again, maybe not. Our Constitution won’t fit into a nice neat pocket version (like this one), but that’s ok – maybe. You have to admit, pocket-size ones entice you to read them, but one the size of a small phone book, not so much.
When was the last time you read the Oregon Constitution?
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The FBI: They Are Just Not That Into You (or are they?)
If you were ever in doubt that the great mind behind beSpacific had a sense of humor (and you shouldn’t have been – librarians gotta laugh), here’s a link to an October 16, 2007, beSpacific post, “New Website Simplifies Your Access to Your FBI Files.” This will lead you to Get Grandpa’s FBI File and Get My FBI File.
(Maybe I need to follow these leads, hmmmm: Read, The Law Librarian and the FBI, Part One to Part Six.)
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The Oregon FISA (Brandon Mayfield) Decision
One easy way to keep up with Oregon legal news is to use Justia’s search engine on their web site. A recent search turned up this link to a Volokh Conspiracy post, The Oregon FISA Decision. (And do read the Comments.)
Since I’m in the legal research business, not the legal news business, I’ll gladly show you how to do this yourself:
On a regular basis (I don’t post here everything I read there) visit the Justia Blawg Search and type the word Oregon into the search box (do I also need to tell you to click “search? Nah :-) Easy as pie. (Their home site is Justia )
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Oregon Supreme Court on Apprendi & Consecutive Sentences
The Sentencing Law and Policy blog, posts this: “Oregon Supreme Court applies Apprendi to consecutive sentences”. Read the Comments too.
Excerpt from the blog post:
“Providing a great reminder that there are still many unsettled Blakely issues, the Oregon Supreme Court today in State v. Ice, No. S52248 (Ore. Oct. 11, 2007) (available here), holds that the “federal constitution requires that a jury, rather than a judge, find the facts that Oregon law requires be present before a judge can impose consecutive sentences.” All Blakely fans should make the time to check out Ice….”
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Oregon Supreme Court Briefs Now Online
From the Ater Wynn Business Litigation blog comes this: Oregon Supreme Court Briefs Now on the Web. Here’s a direct link.
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Effective Dates of (Oregon) Legislation
1) If you just need a quick and dirty answer to your “what is the effective date of this new law?” question and don’t have time to find the answer yourself (or just aren’t interested), phone the:
Legislative Liaisons (in Salem): 503-986-1000
The Legislative Liaisons are quick, helpful, courteous and just plain terrific.
2) If you want a DIY (Do-it-Yourself) lesson in Effective Dates, read on:
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Nonprofit Embezzlers (so to speak)
The Oregonian’s Julie Tripp had an enlightening article in the Sunday Oregonian, 10/14/07, “Most trusted person is often the embezzler.” Make sure you also read the Fact Box, with its list of additional contacts:
An excerpt from the article:
‘As a board member of a church-related nonprofit, Kathy DeYoung came so close to an embezzlement disaster when the pastor ran off with the funds that she became a missionary for financial stewardship.
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Enforcing Judgments in British Columbia
As if it’s not tough enough enforcing money judgments stateside, you may also have to think about enforcing them north of the border. The October 2007 Oregon State Bar (OSB) Bulletin has an article by Michael Bertoldi (contact information in the article), “Show Me the (Canadian) Money” that tells you how.