Oregon Legal Research BlogVisit the Oregon Judicial Department (soon to be the Oregon Judicial Branch) for updates on court holidays and closures.
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Oregon Courts: 2013 Holiday and Furlough Closures
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Post or Perish: A Cloudy Legal Environment
The blog Post or Perish gives the reader a tantalizing snapshot of some of the social-media legal issues that occur in our digital (zeros and ones) world.
Thank you to Inter-alia’s Blog of the Day tip (from 12/11/12)
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89 Practice Tips for the Oregon Lawyer
The Oregon Law Practice Management blog has a 2012 Year in Review list of the year’s tips.
This is painless continuing legal education – and stay tuned for the 2013 tips.
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2013 Library Values Report for Oregon Lawyers and Law Firms
You can find the Oregon Department of Revenue’s “Law Libraries: Suggested values for January 1, 2013” report at the Oregon State Bar (OSB) website.
Direct link to the report’s PDF at the OSB.
You might also be able to dig through the Property Tax Division of the Oregon Department of Revenue webpages and find the 2013 report there, but lots of luck with that.
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Law eBooks are not pBooks: Sharing, Privacy, and Cost
Lawyers, law firms, and law libraries have historically shared books with each other. We now have some important eBook purchsing, borrowing, lending, and licensing issues to catch up on.
This will cost time and money to learn, prepare, monitor, and audit.
At the very least you will need the right eReader, the right App, and the right license.
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2013 Oregon House and Senate Committee Assignments Announced
You can find lists of House and Senate committee assignments in Current Press Releases, starting Dec. 21, 2012, although some leadership appointments were announced earlier.
These appointments can change so make sure you also follow the Legislature’s website, which will soon reflect these appointments and other preparations for the new session as Legislators (and espcially their expert design, layout, and content specialists) build the 2013 session webpages.
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Your Congress and Tax Dollars at Work: 2012 CRS Report on Gun Legislation
Link to report from FGI: “Gun Control Legislation,” by William J. Krouse, Specialist in Domestic Security and Crime Policy, Congressional Research Service, RL32842 (November 14, 2012)
How does your member of Congress know what to think about complex issues?
Members of Congress, and their staff members, have access to CRS Reports and many, many other sources of information, thanks to the expert research services of the Library of Congress. Members of Congress also receive briefings and reports from administrative agencies, colleagues, PACs, nonprofits, advocacy groups, and individuals who write or telephone their elected officials.
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OJD study of historical funding for programs formerly paid for through court fees
Report to the Oregon Legislature: “OJD study of historical funding for programs formerly paid for through court fees”
Full title: Report to the Legislature: HB 4168 (ch 48, Or Laws 2012): OJD study of historical funding for programs formerly paid for through court fees: county mediation/conciliation and law library programs, December 2012, Oregon Judicial Department.
Note: this report does not factor in the fund reductions that occurred in some law libraries pursuant to SB 1579 [2012 Oregon Laws 107 § 74].
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Grandparent Visitation Rights in Oregon
FACT: There are no fill-in-the-blank forms to submit to the court for grandparent visitation rights!
I repeat: THERE ARE NO OFFICIAL FORMS, NO UNOFFICIAL FORMS, and NO FILL-in-the-BLANK FORMS for petitioning the court for third-party or grandparent visitation rights.
If you don’t want to believe me, read the 2012 Legal Guide for Grandparents, which also says there are no fill-in-the-blank-forms.
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Schedules for 50 State Legislatures: In Session, Special Session, and Adjourned
The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) has posted their 2013 Legislative Session calendar for each state.