Oregon Legal Research Blog“My View: Emergency clause abuses democracy,” Portland Tribune, 27 January 2015, by Richard F. LaMountain
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Oregon 2015 Supplementary Local Rules Available Now
Visit the OJD Court Rules website to link to the February 1st, 2015, Supplementary Local Rules
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Oregon Courts Enable Online Filing for Domestic Violence Restraining Orders (FAPA)
The Media Release, “Oregon Courts Make It Easier to Complete Documents in Domestic Violence Restraining Order Cases,” can be found from OJD Media Releases, What’s New (for 1/15/15).
If you have trouble reaching the actual online FAPA service from the URL in the Media Release, it’s not you (there’s a rogue www in the URL), so go to the OJD Restraining Orders – Family Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA) webpage and look for the “Use Online Question-and-Answer Interview based eForms” link.
It doesn’t say so clearly, but you will likely need to create an account so be prepared to create a user-name and password. This feature enables you to return to your form later to complete or correct it.
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“Help Prevent the Flu” Flyers and Posters for Work and Home
Businesses and Employers: Help Prevent the Flu. Keep those coughs and sneezes under wrap!
These flyers and posters come in Chinese, English, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
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Cuban Legal System: A Law Library of Congress Introduction
Foreign and international law librarians know things we mere mortals don’t know (yet):
January 27, 2015 by Kelly Buchanan
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Update on the Oregon Ballot Measure Archive Project, 1959-2007
The Ballot Measure Archive Project (BMAP) is invaluable for anyone researching Oregon legal history. You can find the digital archives at:
Portland State University (PSU), Special Collections & University Archives. (Currently, find the direct link under “More Collections.“)
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Public Records Argle-Bargle at the University of Oregon Archives: Librarians on Hot Seat?
If you’ve not been following the news about the University of Oregon archives “leak,” now is the time to start catching up.
“Library workers under scrutiny for leak of 22,000 UO documents: Meanwhile, documents leaked to a professor were not returned by the UO’s deadline,” by Diane Dietz, The Register-Guard, Jan. 23, 2015
The Oregonian and the Register Guard have been posting stories. So has U of O blogger, Professor Harbaugh, at his UO Matters: The Unofficial Organ of the University of Oregon blog, which has links to the news stories.
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Multnomah County Circuit Courthouse Project: Public Meetings (Jan & Feb 2015)
The Oregonian reports that: Multnomah County wants input for new courthouse project
This information is not yet posted at the Multnomah County Circuit Court website, but you can contact the Court if you have questions. From their Contact Us page:
Multnomah County Courthouse
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Oregon Attorney General’s 2014 Public Records and Meetings Manual
The Oregon Attorney General’s 2014 Public Records and Meetings Manual is available for viewing and purchase. (The last edition was published in 2011.)
Please visit the ODOJ website for information on downloading and ordering options.
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CLEs for Oregon Solo and Small Firm Practitioners: Legal Lunchbox Series
The OSB Sole and Small Firm Practitioners’ Section executive committee is starting a series of free or low-cost (for non-SSFP members) CLEs that may be of interest to solos or small firm practitioners. The series starts Wednesday, January 21, 2015, and are free to OSB SSFP Section members. Please visit the OSB SSFP website for more information or the SSFP Section website (under construction) for additional contact information.
THE LEGAL LUNCHBOX SERIES
The Sole and Small Firm Practitioners Section of the OSB is pleased to invite all members to attend a series of free seminars/CLEs, to be held from 12:00 p.m. -1:00 pm on the third Wednesday of each month. You can participate via webcast, but members in the Portland area are encouraged to bring your lunch and meet your colleagues at Kafoury and McDougal, who have graciously provided their conference room for our series: