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Reading minutes from meetings can be a snooze, but they can also be very funny – and they can make a great lawyer out of you (or at least contribute to your greatness).

Funny meeting minutes examples (though I will admit that maybe you needed to be there):

1) From Oregon State Bar board meeting minutes several years ago:

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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).

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We just got out print 2011 ORS – hurrah!

This is the fastest ever and a big shout-out and thank you should go to Legislative Counsel.  Codifying the Oregon laws is (almost) a thankless job.  Thank you!

I won’t divulge the color of the cover for those of you who take bets about such things. Ahem.

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Oregon legal researchers and attorneys rejoice! The Washington County Law Library staff are scanning the 1953-1993 ORS from statute books donated by the Oregon Supreme Court, Oregon Legislative Counsel will host the data on their website, and we just heard the excellent news that they will also make available on their website all the other superseded ORSs, 1995-2007 (and soon to be superseded 2009).
Link to our “gutbuster” project blog posts for information about our county law library digital scanning project.
Link to our Not Online list of Oregon legal research resources (look under “N” for Not), from which I’ll soon have to remove the superseded ORSs – yay!
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“Editorial: State strangles local courts,” by Jad Lemhouse and Joe Charter Democrat Herald.com, December 7, 2011:
When over-hauling criminal procedures in HB 2712, the 2011 Legislature reduced traffic fines and enlarged judicial discretion over such offenses. However, a new “priority payment” to the State in HB 2712 threatens the viability of many municipal and justice courts. The children’s fable of the “goose that laid golden eggs” describes similar prospects for local courts: Strangulation by revenue transfer to the state.
Section 6b of HB 2712 creates a $60 replacement fine for the $37 Unitary Assessment. This section requires that $60 (or the amount of the fine if the fine is less than $60) be paid “to the state before any other distribution of the fine is made.”
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Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR):

1) Current Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) are online and in print at many libraries.

2) Superseded OARs: Some are online from subscription databases. (See also, the NOT ONLINE list of Oregon legal research resources.)

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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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“Free 1 hour CLE (Portland) – Friday Dec. 2, 2011 at noon at Multnomah County Circuit Court.
OWLS and OMLA members – there will be a FREE CLE next Friday to discuss/explain the new Multnomah County Circuit Court Supplementary Rules which go into effect on February 1, 2012.  The CLE is on December 2nd at noon in courtroom 208 (presiding court) of the Multnomah County courthouse in downtown Portland.
You can read the DRAFT proposed rules (the new rules are 2.011, 7.011, and 7.015).”
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