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I keep running across news stories where someone talks about plans to “attend law school online.”  I wondered about that, so did a little research.  Here’s what I’ve found so far:
Excerpt from ABA website:  “Currently, no law schools that provide a J.D. degree completely via distance education are approved by the ABA. Earning an education completely via distance education may drastically limit your ability to sit for the bar in many states….” (Link to ABA website.)
1) There is a difference between “going to” law school online and “going to” an ABA approved law school and fulfilling a given state’s requirements for sitting for the bar exam.
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Free public access to federal court opinions through GPO’s FDsys may be coming soon.  A lot of people (e.g. those “it’s all online” types who haven’t a clue) think this is easy now – ha ha ha.
But soon it may be soon.  See the 3 Geeks and a Law Blog post:
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Visit the Portland Community College (PCC) Workshop, Second Saturday Workshop website on this divorce counseling for women program.
The National Second Saturday website gives the impression there is or will be a Divorce Counseling for Men program.
Also, don’t forget to check your local nonprofit and government family law resources for additional free and low-cost divorce counseling options.
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I always learn something new when I look at Oregon lawyer bar association websites.
The Multnomah Bar Association (MBA) has lots and lots of information, for lawyers and for non-lawyers:
1) The MBA publishes the excellent Juvenile Rights Handbook.
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Wikipedia has a very helpful dot gov page that explains the process for the U.S., for other countries, and for lesser-included (so to speak) government entities such as cities and counties.
For U.S. dot gov and those lesser-included government entity dot gov naming and URL claiming instructions, where else would you go, but to dot gov.gov?
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“The King County Law Library has a new name, Public Law Library of King County, and a new Director, Rita Dermody.
Since the library is open to everyone, not just lawyers and court personnel, the King County Law Library Board of Trustees recommended this name change to make the public feel more welcome….” [Link to library’s website.]
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The last I heard (in 2009) Joshua Binus was trying to save Oregon Ballot Measure files from being tossed into the recycle bin by the Secretary of State’s office (which was complying with state records retention laws).
With the help of other librarians, I tracked Joshua down and the good news is he will be getting back to the BMAP in the near future – hurray!  He says records are at PSU and with any luck, he’ll find a permanent home for the project and its own advocates so he doesn’t have to be a one-man-BMAP-band.
1) You can see my previous blog post on the project:
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The Oregon Department of Justice alerts us to this:
“SCAM ALERT: BOGUS BIN LADEN VIDEOS, May 3, 2011
The death of Osama bin Laden is undeniably one of the biggest stories of the last decade. Oregon Attorney General John Kroger, however, cautions Oregonians to be careful when searching the internet for footage or news about bin Laden’s death. As seen with the Japan earthquake and tsunami, cybercriminals exploit top stories by creating fake videos, photos, Google ads, and news reports that contain malware and viruses….” (LInk to full news release from the Oregon Department of Justice.)
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The O(range) C(ounty) Bar Association monthly OC Lawyer Magazine, once again brings us Justice Bedsworth who has a hard time getting his head around homicidal roosters, foxes, and other animals who are starting to fight back:
“Dog Bites Man Bites Broadcasting Career,” by Justice William W. Bedsworth (yes, he’s a real judge!)
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I don’t think there is a Data Breaches dot Gov website yet, but maybe there should be.  The FTC website has information, but it still seems to rely on businesses and other organizations taking the initiative to alert their customers about the breaches.
Here are some data breach information websites:
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