(Other Oregon State offices will be closed, too, e.g. DMV.)
Oregon state courts and their offices will be closed Friday, May 25, 2012, because of budget cuts. It’s also wise to check with the court for open hours; many have had to cut hours due to budget cuts and staff layoffs.
Some Oregon county law libraries will be open; many are not located in courthouses and are staffed by county employees, not state employees.
“Law Firm Makes All of Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy Documents, Including Internal E-Mail, Available Online” (from InfoDocket, filed by Gary Price, May 1, 2012)
InfoDocket is a data-full website, along with its companion Full Text Reports (itself an excellent companion to beSpacific).
The Oregonian published a riveting account of sex abuse and assault at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility:
“Abuse of women inmates at Oregon’s Coffee Creek prison goes on for years,” by Les Zaitz, April 29, 2012.
(Print edition under headline, “Playground for Predators,” by Les Zaitz, Sunday Oregonian, April 30, 2012.)
“WALTER ECHO-HAWK:
In his most recent book In the Courts of the Conqueror: The 10 Worst Indian Law Cases Ever Decided Echo-Hawk reveals how American law was used to destroy Native American culture.“
Not every workplace has a Take Your Kids to Work Day (and some parents just want to know if and when they can leave their kids home alone!), but if you want to think about planning for such a day next year, visit the Daughters and Sons to Work website and the Wikipedia counterpart for some ideas.
Subscribe to Oregon and U.S. court and case law e-summary services from the Willamette University Law School service: Willamette Law Online. It’s a painless way to stay informed about new caselaw:
1) 9th Circuit Case Summary Service
2) Oregon Court of Appeals Case Summary Service
3) Intellectual Property Case Summary Service
4) Oregon Supreme Court Case Summary Service
5) United States Supreme Court Case Summary Service
For example, they alerted me to this upcoming U.S. Supreme Court copyright case:
See OJD Media Release, dated 1/20/12*
‘The Honorable Thomas A. Balmer has been elected as the 42nd Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, the court announced today. Balmer will succeed Chief Justice Paul J. De Muniz, who will step down as Chief Justice on May 1, 2012 before retiring from the bench in January 2013.
“Chief Justice De Muniz has been an innovative leader and a tireless advocate for open and accessible courts and promoting timely justice for the people who rely on courts to protect their rights and safety,” Balmer said. “I will continue his important initiatives and do everything I can to ensure that Oregonians can rely on their state courts for prompt and impartial decisions in the thousands of cases that come before Oregon judges every day.” …‘ [See OJD Media Release, dated 1/20/12]
Laugh at the lawyers in your life – attend Laf-Off, tonight (Oct. 28), Portland, Oregon. (At least look at the pictures on the website – yikes!)
No, I don’t think you can get CLE credits for attending, or even for performing, but maybe you should ….
Laf-Off (Brought to you by the Lawyer’s Campaign for Equal Justice)
October 28, 2011
6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. shows
(doors open at 5:30 and 8:30)
Mission Theater
1624 NW Glisan Ave, Portland
Tickets only $10 each!
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