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I was working on a blog post featuring studies that show the flow of tax dollars from taxpayers, to federal general funds pools, and then back to the states (and then presumably back to taxpayers), when I ran across a blogger’s instructions to readers who Comment. The instructions are worth quoting, and worth reading.

From Barry Ritholtz at Think Tank (scroll down to the post’s Comments section to see these instructions):

“Comments
Please use the comments to demonstrate your own ignorance, unfamiliarity with empirical data, ability to repeat discredited memes, and lack of respect for scientific knowledge. Also, be sure to create straw men and argue against things I have neither said nor even implied. Any irrelevancies you can mention will also be appreciated. Lastly, kindly forgo all civility in your discourse . . . you are, after all, anonymous.” [Link to blog post and instructions to Comment writers.]

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“If you want to keep law resources, contact your legislator,” Feb 8, 2012, letter by a Columbia County attorney, published in the South County Spotlight.

This is an important reminder that, no, not all legal research resources are online, and even if they were, people still need to learn how to research the law, how to compile legislative histories, and where to find legal assistance services in their communities.

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I heard this very interesting story on OBP radio last week.  You can read and hear it too:
And, follow the links to source articles, such as this one, among others:
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Visit the Oregon Secretary of State’s elections website for general information and links.

Check with your county’s elections office for drop-off instructions:
1) List of all County Election Officials

2) Washington County Elections

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From a 1/25/12, Law in the News link, we travel to this story from England:

“Jurors: leave the information age—or go to jail,” by Peter Bright:

Excerpt: “An English court has sentenced a juror to six months in prison for contempt of court after she performed research on the Internet and forced the abandonment of a criminal trial.

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If you’re following the Honda Civic Hybrid Lawsuit, that Small Claims Court vs. Class Action Settlement case, you can find updates at the plaintiff’s website and twitter feed.

If you want to read about a Small Claims Court advocate, visit the HALT website.

If you want Oregon Small Claims Court information specifically, no, there isn’t a book or a guide, yet (one is coming later in 2012), but there are other research resources, including Oregon attorneys who can serve as Small Claims coaches:

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Andy Zimmerman, of Zimmerman’s Research Guide, brings us this update:

All things must pass: the demise of the free Social Security Death Index

You can read more about this story by using these keywords – social security death index free (and making sure you read stories from late 2011 to the present).

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