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“A federal jury has ruled an “investigative blogger” defamed a central Oregon attorney in a case that raises questions about press protections and the nature of the press itself in the Internet age.
The jury found that Crystal Cox, a real estate agent and blogger from Eureka, Mont., defamed Kevin Padrick when she accused him of tax fraud, bribery and other crimes….” [Link to full Oregonian article.]
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Fastcase offers free webinars to subscribers; some include free CLE credit.  Check at the Fastcase webinar webpage and use the drop-down menu to find Oregon.
OSB members: Please double-check with the Oregon State Bar to make sure you can claim CLE credit for the webinar(s) you attend.
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We may have 3 equal branches of government, but the Legislative Branch decides how much money each branch gets – and voters get to decide who the legislators are:
“Critics Say Budget Cuts for Courts Risk Rights,” by Jon Schwartz, NYT, November 26, 2011:
‘…“The justice system’s funding has been decreasing in constant dollars for at least two decades,” said David Boies, co-chairman of a commission formed by the American Bar Association to study court budget issues. “We are now at the point where funding failures are not merely causing inconvenience, annoyances and burdens; the current funding failures are resulting in the failure to deliver basic justice.”….‘  [Link to full article.]
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Some stories just catch your eye – from Justia Verdict (via Law in the News):
“In the second of a two-part series of columns raising questions about the legal effect of online ordination, Justia columnist and Hofstra law professor Joanna Grossman discusses whether persons who are ordained only by an online ministry, with no prerequisites for ordination but the payment of a fee, can legally perform marriages. Such online ministries include the Pastafarians (who belong to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster), the Church of Body Modification, the Universal Life Church, and others. Grossman points out that in some states, such ordinations mean nothing, and thus, marriages performed by such “ministers” will not be valid….” [Link to full article.]
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If you’re looking to buy or borrow a DVD copy of either “How to Die in Oregon” or “Hot Coffee, the Movie,” please check the documentary’s website for ordering and availability information.
In the fullness of time, public libraries will have these DVDs in their collections, but documentary and independent film distribution business models are different from mainstream movie rollouts.
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KCLL Klues, the King County (Washington) Law Library blog has this post from 10/31/11.  It has links to useful resources and sample policies, all of which may be helpful to lawyers and law firm librarians.
I posted a little while ago on the related subject of blog Comment policies on public library websites.
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