And add these books to your reading list!
ABA Journal News: “Help pick the winner of the 2014 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction,“ by Allen Pusey
Excerpt: “The three finalists for the 2014 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction have been announced by the ABA Journal and the University of Alabama Law School, co-sponsors of the Harper Lee Prize. They are: Ronald H. Balson for Once We Were Brothers; John Grisham for Sycamore Row; and Elizabeth Strout for The Burgess Boys.
Lawyers know this, but not all self-represented litigants do: you have to know your Court Rules, in cycle adoptions and out of cycle amendments.
For example: Chief Justice Balmer and Chief Judge Haselton recently signed orders adopting temporary amendments to the Oregon Rules of Appellate Procedure (ORAP):
These are new rules regarding PDF-Archival (PDF-A) documents, documents filed under seal, filing deadlines, embedded audio or video files, and much more. See these Chief Justice Orders:
Staying at Home Forum: Creating the Future You and Your Loved Ones Desire
“Learn about key aging related issues and options, accessible home features, local resources, and actions you can take to successfully stay at home and in your community for as long as possible.
Join AARP Oregon, Villages NW, Unlimited Choices, Lifelong Housing Coalition, and Washington County Disability, Aging and Veterans Services for this FREE workshop.
Visit the online Veterans Law Library: “A Comprehensive Collection of Materials Relating to the Veterans Benefits Adjudication Process.” It includes primary and secondary sources, case law, Agent Orange Claim, Gulf War Illness, and PTSD Claims information, and much, much more.
Hat tip to Oregon attorney John Gear, his Law for Real People Blog, and collection of Useful consumer law Links.
Link from Richard Zorza’s inimitable Access to Justice blog: A Cautionary Tale — Cartoon Points Out the Downsides of Automated Courts
Access to justice and court systems broken (and broke)?
“If our courts are broke, how can Californians get divorced? An idea,” by Ted Rall:
When you rely on a judicial opinion to support your cause, which version of the case do you carry into court? This is the 21st century law librarian and bench-bar dilemma.
Even if you solve the authenticity and and copyright problems (and we’re nowhere near doing that), what are we going to do about the Supreme Court?
See, “Final Word on U.S. Law Isn’t: Supreme Court Keeps Editing,” by Adam Liptak, May 24, 2014 (re the upcoming article, “The (Non)Finality of Supreme Court Opinions,” by Richard J. Lazarus, 128 HARV. L. REV. ___ (forthcoming 2014)).
From the Sacramento County Law Library, which has an excellent collection of legal research and self-help resources, you can find this very funny, but also very realistic video of a legal reference or self-help interview:
(You can also find the SACLAW Law Librarians on Twitter.)
If you haven’t visited the State of Oregon Law Library (SOLL) website recently, it’s worth a visit. Make sure you also check out its collection of legal history and research documents and information at the SOLL Research Guides webpage. Enjoy your explorations!
Take a sneak peak at the Google Map of Oregon County Law Libraries. We plan to add Oregon state and academic law libraries to the final map, so stay tuned for the final Oregon Law Libraries Google Map.
Our inspiration? The California County Law Libraries Google Map, of course!
Introduction to Washington County Circuit Court Family Law Videos
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