Legal Research Plus brings our attention to the California Office of Legislative Counsel’s report on: “Authentication of Primary Legal Materials and Pricing Options, December 2011″
Stephen Elias, lawyer to the people, died last month. You can read an obituary at the Nolo website and a Nolo blog.
Law librarians knew Stephen as a mentor, a role-model, and as the writer of Nolo’s “Legal Research: How to Find & Understand the Law.”
The Oregon State Bar (OSB) has approved a Nonprofit Organizations Law Section (NOLS) for OSB members, effective January 2012.
The Nonprofit Organizations Law Section (NOLS) will support Oregon attorneys who serve on boards and as advisors to nongovernmental, not-for-profit entities recognized under Oregon and federal laws.
Oregon lawyers and law librarians may subscribe to the section’s listserve at:
Read the Oregon Secretary of State’s new Oregon Civics Toolkit: Free Lesson Plans Targeting Students 17-24.
Knowledge is power and knowledge of the law is a super-power and we’re never too old to learn something new.
Update on Honda Civic Hybrid Lawsuit: Small Claims Court vs. Class Action Settlement:
“No ruling as Civic hybrid owner takes Honda to Small Claims Court,” LA Times, by Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, January 4, 2012.
You can follow the plaintiff’s Twitter feed for updates.
3 Geeks and a Law Blog alerts us to the death of Fred Milano:
“Fred Milano – From Doo-Wop to Doo-ing Legal Research”
Excerpt: “Fred Milano passed away on Sunday at the age of 72, just three weeks after being diagnosed with lung cancer. Milano is best known for his place in Rock and Roll history as being in the doo-wop band, Dion and the Belmonts. However, Milano had a second career later in life as a Legal Coordinator at the Rikers Island jail complex in New York City….” [Link to full 3 Geeks and a Law Blog post.]
From Law in the News:
Excerpt: “According to a recently released opinion from the Utah State Bar Ethics Advisory Committee, it is professionally unethical for a practicing attorney to ask a law student to use her free Lexis or Westlaw account for firm work. The big commercial legal research companies provide law students with free access to their services to help in the development of student legal research skills. Typically, students sign an agreement with the provider stating that they will use their free access only for educational and non-profit purposes….” [Link to full Legal Skills Prof blog post.]
The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission’s Commission on Public Safety issued its December 30, 2011 “Final Report to Governor Kitzhaber” (also known as the De Muniz Commission Report).
Oregon Legal Research Blog