A fellow law librarian sent us a link to the article “Apps, Apps, and More Apps: An Annotated List of Free and Low Cost iPad Apps for Attorneys and Paralegals,” which appears in the September 2012 issue of Res Gestae.
Oregon Vote-by-Mail Elections
Your ballot must be RECEIVED at an Elections drop-off location by 8 p.m., November 6th, 2012.
To locate the nearest ballot drop-off location:
The Oct. 29, 2012, Oregon Law Practice Management blog post covers Virtual Lawyering, Unbundled Legal Services, the OSB Legal Referral Service, and Limited Practice Rules. Wowsers.
For those of you following the first sale case currently being heard in the Supreme Court, the transcript from yesterday’s oral arguments is now available (Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. from 10/29/12). It makes for some pretty interesting reading (especially the discussion of “horribles”), as the Justices do not go easy on any of the attorneys. For more information on the case, see our past blog post from October 19th and the SCOTUS blog’s posts on the case.
An October 25, 2012, Law Librarian Blog post:
“Memphis Public Library Card With Photo Held To Be A Valid Voter ID:
Here’s a bit of legal fun. The Tennessee voter ID law was under attack in that state as unconstitutional. The Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled that the law is constitutional. However, the more interesting part of the opinion concluded that a photo ID issued by the Memphis Public Library constituted a valid ID for anyone attempting to vote under the law. The State had argued against that point. The Court stated ….” [Link to full blog post.]
Oregonian v. The Honorable Nan G. Waller and State Of Oregon
(Filed October 24, 2012 (Multnomah County Circuit Court 091116280, Court of Appeals A148488))
“BREWER, J.
Popular Science has been tracking the stories behind this technology:
FYI: Is it Legal to 3-D Print a Handgun
Interesting legal questions: federal firearms regulations, intellectual property law, company liability, contract law, criminal law, and more.
OSPIRG has updated their Oregon Renters’ Handbook.
There is not a date to be found in the Handbook itself, but the OSPIRG Oregon Renters’ Handbook webpage says, 10th edition, updated 8/8/12, and that’s good enough for me in this instance.
“Tough divorce attorneys smack into wall of conflict,” by Peter Korn, Portland Tribune, October 25, 2012.
Excerpt: “This is what happens when you get a reputation as the roughest, toughest, you-don’t-want-to-mess-with-me divorce attorney in town.
Jody Stahancyk is the attorney in question, and love her or hate her, if you’re getting a divorce, she’s the lawyer you don’t want representing your spouse. Or at least, that’s what a number of people seem to think, since Stahancyk has become the prime target of a legal but maybe not so ethical strategy called “conflicting out.
Here’s how it works:…” [Link to full Portland Tribune article.]
I’m a great fan of the Inter-alia blog. One Blawg of the Day post is all you get driven into your mailbox, assuming you subscribe, and it is usually a winner. If it’s not, the delete button removes all evidence in a flash.
It’s always good to see what lawyers in other states and countries are doing. For example, there was a terrific little article from NC Law Blog, the Inter Alia’s October 22nd Blawg of the Day pick, on a mediator’s dilemma with self-represented litigants.
“Cruel to be Kind,” September 19, 2012, by Christie Foppiano, at the NC Law Blog.
Oregon Legal Research Blog