Oregon Legal Research BlogLet 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.
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How the U.S. Manages Domain Names Gone Wild
Articles Posted in General Legal Research Resources
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Quick! What’s QUABBLE? FDRD? BFD?
For more educational fun than you can imagine: Acronym Finder (for acronyms, abbreviations, or initialisms)
For extra credit, visit the Ref Desk.
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Beaverton Grace Bible Church v. Smith (Blogger) Lawsuit (Washington County, Oregon)
Another blog-media lawsuit:
“Beaverton Grace Bible Church v. Smith,” from the Citizen Media Law Project, July 10, 2012, includes a copy of the complaint and other court documents.
See also:
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Top Ten Most-Cited Law Review Articles Pre-Date the Web
Of course they do! They have had the most time to “ripen,” so to speak. You can see the full list of the Most-Cited in All of Time and links at Gallagher Blogs.
For even more summer reading, make sure you also read the article’s lists of the” Most-Cited Law Review Articles of Recent Years (Five Most-Cited Articles by Year of Publication for Each Year from 1990 to 2009),” compiled by Fred R. Shapiro.
Thank you to Gallagher Blogs: Cite-Seeing for the nice blog post and the tip.
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Future Lawyer Tip: “Search Public Records on the Cheap”
Future Lawyer gives us this blog post: “Search Public Records on the Cheap”
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The Actual Name of the U.S. Supreme Court’s “Affordable Health Care Act” Case is:
Argued March 26, 27, 28, 2012—Decided June 28, 2012*
That asterisk refers to this, which you’ll find on page 1 of the Supreme Court’s slip opinion:
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Justice Bedsworth and the Erratic Judges Tackle the English Language
If you’ve never read about erratic judges, the Australian’s “nuckin futs” problem, and the “Sofa King” in the same article, you just aren’t reading enough legal literature. (Judges and criminal law attorneys have the best stories, with consumer law attorneys not far behind.)
In the July 2012 issue of the OCBA Lawyer, Appellate Court Justice Bedsworth’s “A Criminal Waste of Space” column cheers us up immeasurably with:
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What Do Lawyers Do? Careers in the Law: Five Quick and Easy Research Resources
FAQ: “Do you have any books on careers in the law?”
(Note for career seekers: do not confuse books “about the law” or books on “what lawyers do” with books on “the practice of law.”)
Law librarians are often asked if we have any books in our law libraries on what a legal career might look like, e.g. what does a prosecutor do? what does a patent lawyer do? what jobs are there for law school graduates? etc. Surprisingly, or not, most of us have very few, if any books on this subject in our law libraries.
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Oregon Divorce and Family Law Guides
Oregon family law attorneys give away a lot of free information and collaborate to make available lots of free family law forms.
The Oregon Judicial Department Family Law Facilitators offer free advice and invaluable services to many self-represented litigants, but family law can become complex very quickly when there are children, substantial financial assets, or simply whenever there is no meeting of the minds.
Family law attorneys also provide lots of information, which you can find on their websites. I’ve come across this one recently, a Northwest law firm that has a collection of articles and a guide to divorce in Oregon, all free.
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Rekindle Your Passion for the Law: Clarence Darrow Digital Collection
I’ve been rereading “To Kill a Mockingbird” (and it’s even better than I remembered) and then saw this timely reminder about the Clarence Darrow Digital Collection.