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A peacock moved into my and my neighbors’ adjoining yards (in Mt. Tabor) a couple of weeks ago and I’ve been wracking my brain trying to come up with a legal research or law library angle on the situation.

(The fact that neighbor kids have named it Bismarck doesn’t help, except for the laugh factor. You know, that crested helmet thing, though how they got to Bismarck I’m not entirely sure, except for the perils of high school history textbooks nowadays. It also doesn’t help that peacocks are incredibly beautiful and fascinating to watch – especially the way they watch US from their high perches, fences, trees, etc. Do we really want him to go away?)

But, I have said I can find a legal research / law library angle to just about anything in life, so here goes:

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Revised post: Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) and Legislative Counsel Copyright Dispute

Everybody loves a summary, so start here, at BoleyBlogs. Then …

I’m relatively new to Oregon so was wondering what happens next, i.e. after the motion was passed on 6/19/08 by the Legislative Counsel Committee that disclaims any copyright claim or action to enforce it. My questions were:

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… or, When Beating Your Traffic Ticket isn’t Possible in Oregon:

(Previous OLR Blog post about Beating Your Traffic Ticket.

Locals know which town and city Traffic Courts are not open to a conversation about whether or not a traffic law was violated or whether or not there was police or prosecutorial misconduct.

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May an 18 year old (or 19 or 20) drink in a public place with a parent’s permission?

State of Oregon Liquor Control Commission, Fact Sheets, and Minors and Alcohol, which says in part:

“Oregon law prohibits anyone, except a parent or legal guardian, to provide alcohol to a minor or juvenile. A minor is any person under the age of 21 and a juvenile is any person under the age of 18. Parents or guardians may legally provide alcohol only to their minor child in a private residence when accompanying their child. A parent cannot transfer this responsibility to another adult or to a public place. If you allow your property and/or home to be used for a party where minors consume alcohol, other than your children in your presence, you may have to forfeit property and may be issued a citation to circuit court…. “ (read full pamphlet)

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See recent updates (e.g. 2/10/11, 6/15/09), but also click on the Home Alone label in the sidebar.

The most frequently sought and read posts here at this blog over the years have been the ones on babysitting and, more to the point, When Can I Leave My Kids Home Alone? (Do you wonder? Parenting is not for the fainthearted.)

My previous post from Feb 2008 is here. Most of the links are still good, including the ones to the City of Albany, Clackamas County (look for the question: What is the legal age for leaving a child home alone?), and the Red Cross (this one on babysitting).

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There will be news on the blogs (especially here and here) about this hearing later, but, unless I misunderstood completely (possible given the sound quality):

… the Oregon Legislative Counsel Committee passed a motion to disclaim all copyright claims and not to enforce existing copyright claims against Justia, Public resource dot com, etc.

This is NOT the exact text of the motion and this is just Committee action. I don’t know exactly what happens next to make this official, but we’ll find out in due course.

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If you ever think about how you will be cared for as you grow older or are disabled, think about how you educate your children now. Maybe law school should be in their future, even for the doctors and business moguls in the family. Don’t be worried, or even scared — just be prepared, and prepare the people who love you. (Another reason to value our metro area’s Classroom Law Project!)

I used newspaper articles a lot when I taught legal research to law students, today’s article in the Portland Tribune about senior care facilities would have been a great teaching tool, if only to ask the students if they could identify and find all the laws and documents referred to in the article. Tort, corporate, elder, administrative law, and much, much more can be found here:

Senior care center faulted: Verdict exposes wider problems at Avamere, for-profit facilities, by Lee van der Voo and Christian Gaston Pamplin Media Group, The Portland Tribune, Thu, Jun 19, 2008.

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Don’t forget that the hearing before Oregon Legislative Counsel Committee is today and you can listen live. For details on how to listen, go here.

You can listen to it after the fact too, but will need to install Real Player, if you don’t have it already. (See here for instructions.)

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