Sincere apologies, but there is no way to make this a short blog post for those new to this task, so bear with me.
This blog post will cover these topics:
I) Online Court Documents: A Brief Primer
Link to the new Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report: “Abortion: Judicial History and Legislative Response,” from the Legal Research Plus website.
In case you ever wondered why that Oregon Notary Public doesn’t just “wham, bam, stamp, and thank you, ma’am,” take a look at what Oregon Notaries Public need to consider before notarizing your document.
If you wonder about what can go wrong, attend one of the excellent Notary Seminars for some hair-raising stories.
From the Oregon (Secretary of State’s) Notary Qualification website:
In case you were wondering (and especially if one day you ask me if I remember when and where this article was published):
Zack Mazur, “Crime and Contempt: One of these things is not like the other,” Oregon Defense Attorney, July/August 2011, vol. 32, No. 4., pp. 6-7
This is a copyrighted publication from OCDLA so you may need to get a copy from them or from a law library that subscribes to the publication – though for now, OCDLA very kindly and generously makes previous issues available publicly at their website.
Sports Law is a specialized field of law and like other specialized fields of law, require knowledge of a wide range of subjects related to the topic: e.g. criminal law, civil rights, contracts, juvenile law, tax law, insurance, personal injury, local government law, and the rules and laws of the sports world you occupy, e.g. NCAA (and see under NCAA Resources for more about their rules and laws).
Whether you coach a local team or are a law student aiming for a law practice in the professional sports world, it’s never too late to talk to a lawyer who can give you a primer on Sports Law.
Sample Sports Law Research Guides (you can also search those words for more guides):
Now that WWDTM (Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me) has included this case in their radio quiz program, maybe I should catch up on blogging about it – especially since the contestant didn’t know the answer.
On July 18th, 2012, Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge David Rees acquitted John E. Brennan of an indecent exposure charge.
The decision (order or opinion) is not at the Multnomah County Circuit Court website so you’ll need to contact the court if you want a copy. (Look for a future OLR blog post about e-Court and locating circuit court documents.)
beSpacific alerted us to this beta-test Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) database:
You can file all sorts of consumer financial services complaints at their “Submit a complaint” website.
While looking for internet access statistics, we came across this:
Pew Report: Digital differences: Internet adoption over time (April 13, 2012):
“Home broadband demographics: % of american adults age 18+ who have a high-speed broadband connection, as of August 2011“
Let this be a lesson for us all:
US Executive Branch Closure Crawl (from Free Government Information (FGI))
Toddle over to Federal Government Blogs for more websites.
Lawyer Blogs His ‘Island Paradise’ Life
“Imagine packing up your law degree and taking it to a tropical island paradise to start anew there….” [Read full blog post.]
Read more at Robert Ambrogi’s LawSites.
Oregon Legal Research Blog