Life, which is not Black or White or On or Off, and that may or may not be “as it is written,” gives us much to think about if we are so inclined.
In Law: Anyone who teaches law, thinks about law, or is faced with the law has to think about the “What Ifs” in life.
Here is a simplified example of “What if” dialogues – and anyone who has taken a criminal law class or thought about crime and punishment in the face of actual crimes committed by actual people is familiar with this mental gyration:
If you’re interested in redistricting, among other places to learn about the process, attend the Oregon Legislature’s December 14, 2010, hearing:
SENATE INTERIM COMMITTEE ON RULES
AGENDA: ISSUED 12-02-2010
December 14, 2010
1:00 P.M., Room: HR C
900 Court Street NE, Room 453, Salem, Oregon 97301
I picked up the paper Multnomah County Library brochure on Finding Local Newspaper Articles and thought the information might be useful to my readers here at the OLR blog.
1) You can see their online list of newspaper and other media web resources.
2) A similar list is at the University of Oregon website, Finding Articles in Oregon Newspapers
Justice Bedsworth, in his Criminal Waste of Space column in the OC Lawyer Magazine, gives litigants some advice from the bench (and the stadium sidelines):
December 2010: “Take Me Out to the Pre-Trial,” by Justice William W. Bedsworth:
Excerpt: “…I have a particular interest in continuances. I’ve gone all over the world urging lawyers to devote less time to their practice and more time to their family. My remarks on this topic have been cited to me more than once in continuance requests. It’s difficult—though, I should warn you, not impossible—to turn down a continuance when you are the primary authority cited in support of the request.
Follow the links from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website for the latest requirements.
Robert Ambrogi, on his LawSites, links to his Podcast: Full-Body Scans, Pat Downs and the TSA
(And, if you’re a nervous flyer, don’t forget to spend some time at the pilot’s website: Ask the Pilot)
When one of our favorite law students (who contributes so much blood, sweat, and tears to the Oregon law librarian and legal research world, with smarts, good humor, and style) on his blog asks a favor from the world, the Oregon Legal Research blogger likes to do her bit to pass along the request:
Wanted: One donated Android phone for a good cause
Robb Shector has been a Partner in Oregon Legal Research with many of us since he was a first year law student (now he is a 3rd year) and before someone snaps him up and makes him a Lawyer, we want to do everything possible to make him want to stay in, or eventually return to if he leaves, the great State of Oregon.
Some (most!) of my favorite sources of law library legal research services and self-help ideas come from other state and county law libraries and law librarian bloggers (these law librarian bloggers, too) of course.
Here are some of my favorite state and county law library websites:
My top-rated favorite, People’s Law Library, is from the great State of Maryland Law Library.
Sometimes we just need a little help from an e-friend:
Brainstorming crowdsourcing, from Gigaom: 18 Tasks you can Crowdsource
(Thank you to iLibrarian for the lead.)
It’s time to update my June 15, 2008 LASO Bankruptcy Clinic blog post.
The OSB Debtor-Creditor Section and LASO bankruptcy (and other) links to information and their brochure are from their Oregon Law Help webpages.
You can also just telephone LASO at: 503-224-4086
Oregon Legal Research Blog