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State v. Thomas Gregory Machuca (TC 050647097) (CA A133362) (SC S057910):

“DE MUNIZ, C. J.

The state seeks review of a Court of Appeals decision that reversed and remanded defendant’s DUII conviction. The Court of Appeals concluded that the trial court had erroneously admitted test results of defendant’s blood alcohol content. The court reasoned that (1) defendant’s consent to have his blood drawn and tested had been unlawfully coerced because he had been read the legal consequences for refusing to consent to those procedures as required by Oregon’s implied consent statutes, ORS 813.095 to 813.136; and (2) the dissipation of alcohol from defendant’s bloodstream over time did not, by itself, provide an alternative justification for a warrantless blood draw conducted to secure evidence of defendant’s blood alcohol content. State v. Machuca, 231 Or App 232, 218 P3d 145 (2009). We allowed the state’s petition for review, and, for the reasons that follow, we now reverse the Court of Appeals decision….” (Read full case.)

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I heard a riveting interview with the author of “Autobiography of an execution,” by David R. Dow, and was moved to put the book on hold at my local public library.

In case you want to hear or read about the book, here are some links:

1) NPR, Fresh Air, Terry Gross interview, February 8, 2010

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U.S. Presidents have been speaking out to members of Congress for a long time, and vice versa. Supreme Court Justices speak out every week, at the very least, and members of Congress get to have their say every minute of every day, or so it seems.

So, why the fuss when they disagree (e.g. making faces or outbursts)? It’s often about manners (e.g.), or history, or protocol, or even just frustration. Sometimes it’s about maturity and gravitas and mental health and sometimes it’s just about childish behavior. It might help if we had a Question Time where members of Congress could get it all out their systems, but that’s their own fault. If members of Congress wanted a Question Time, they could make that happen (House and Senate).

But we can all speak out. Isn’t that what America is about?

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Certificate in Business Lawyering at Willamette University Portland Center (1120 NW Couch Street, Suite 450, Portland, Oregon)

“The Certificate in Business Lawyering (CBL) program offers a structured approach to business that provides the tools, resources and concepts to increase an attorney’s value and productivity. Become a better lawyer by thinking about business issues the way business decision-makers think about them. Prepare to be a partner or general counsel by building your expertise in the business side of your profession….
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The Certificate in Business Lawyering consists of eight, day-long sessions delivered over eight months where participants can earn a certificate of completion and up to 55 CLEs (including ethics and practical skills CLE’s that can be converted to General CLE’s; WBA CLE’s subject to approval). The program repeats annually….” (link to full program information)

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Please pass this information along to people you know who may need tax preparation assistance and who do not have Internet access.

Many public libraries work with AARP and other organizations to make tax preparation services available to their residents.

1) Tax assistance resources in Washington County (Oregon) at public libraries and beyond.

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Not unlike the iPad rollout, the new-interface rollouts for Lexis (aka New Lexis) and Westlaw (aka Westsearch or WestlawNext) are creating a lot of buzz.

Whether or not there is substance, improvement, change, or anything worthy of all the hoopla remains to be seen. We remain hopeful, although some of us still pine for the precision and speed of the old Westlaw (aka native Westlaw).

Law librarians, and librarians generally, are skeptical people by nature and training, usually reserving judgment until we see if performance matches hype. We also look askance when someone (Lexis and Westlaw aren’t the first and won’t be the last) says that their new search engine is “Just Like Google.”

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Citing to digital legal resources with specificity (and confidence in the URL’s permanence) is tricky business.

Documents and websites have a habit of moving around cyberspace – a lot. Corporations aren’t the only non-human entities that have “people“-rights to move cross-country, so to speak; digital documents change their addresses (URLs) as frequently as human-people do and there is no law stopping them from doing so.

KCLL Klues has this blog post, with references that will give you a good start when researching this subject:

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I haven’t blogged about Oregon Small Claims Court in a little while, and while not much has changed overall, here are a couple of updates:

1) It is very important to keep up with your Small Claims Court rules and procedures. Always read:

a) the Small Claims packet of information the Court gives you or that is on their website,

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