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State of Oregon Law Library has a link to their briefs collection or you can use this research guide:
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How to Find Oregon Appellate Court Briefs
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Thomson Reuters’ TrustLaw Website
From Robert Ambrogi’s Law Sites 9/23/10 post: Thomson Unveils Global Hub for Free Legal Help:
Excerpt: “At an event today in New York City, Thomson Reuters will formally announce the launch of TrustLaw, a Web-based service that is intended to promote “the culture and practice of pro bono” around the world….” (Link to full blog post)
The TrustLaw site says: “TrustLaw is a global centre for free legal assistance and anti-corruption news, run by Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of the world’s leading provider of news and information, Thomson Reuters.
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Researching Canine Detection Evidence: What the Dog Saw (Smelled)
LLRX article: Canine Detection Evidence, by Ken Strutin, Published on September 25, 2010
(Ken Strutin previously wrote in LLRX about Solitary Confinement.)
Excerpt: “For nearly 15,000 years dogs have lived with and served humankind as companions, hunters, shepherds and most recently detectives. The average canine possesses hundreds of millions of receptors for odors, compared with a few million for humans. 3 Their outstanding sensory endowment, olfaction, makes dogs sought after by law enforcement. And in the last century, the cultivation and harnessing of this ultrasensitive faculty has become a part of many facets of criminal investigation.
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Oregon Librarians: Eat their Own Dog Food and Adopt the Open-Source Kittens
Present and Future Librarians: The most recent OLA Quarterly has some excellent articles well-worth reading including, but not limited to these:
OLA (Oregon Library Association) Quarterly, Fall 2010, Vol. 16, no. 3
1) ‘What “Open to the Public” Really Means,” by Jane Salisbury and Carolee Hirsch
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Oregon Council on Court Procedures (OCCP): Legislative and Administrative History of Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure (ORCP)
I’ve blogged before about the very useful Oregon Council on Court Procedures website. For those who remember plowing through the print versions of these documents … this website is a miracle!
And if you want to know some history about the OCCP, this website a good place to begin. (As for why the ORCP is buried in the ORS, between Chapters 11 and 12, you’ll need to wait for another OLR blog post. I asked Legislative Counsel this question not long ago but have yet to write up the answer.)
Legislative vs. Administrative Histories:
1) It is not unusual for a legal researcher to ask for a “legislative” history of a statute, when in fact there was no legislature involved in the statute’s, or rule’s, enactment or promulgation.
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“Which Framer of the Constitution Do You Most Resemble?”
Gallagher Law blog has a great post on last Friday’s Constitution Day and it links to this wonderful quiz:
“You know those silly Facebook quizzes where you answer a series of questions to learn what breed of dog or which Gilligan’s Island character you most resemble? The National Constitution Center offers a quiz to find out which Framer of the Constitution you most resemble. No kidding!” (Link to the full Gallagher Law blog post.)
Gallagher Law blog also reminds everyone that other countries have constitutions, too. Who knew?!
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“Where to Find Lost Loot” (Money, Savings Bonds, Insurance Policies, Refunds)
The October 2010 Consumer Reports magazine had a useful article on “Where to Find Lost Loot” (and we thank them for posting it free, online).
More on consumer protection from the Federal Trade Commission and the soon to be activated (we hope) Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Oregon Bankruptcy Law Blogs
Bankruptcy law is federal law so you want to look not only at Oregon attorney, law firm, and legal blogs, but also at federal bankruptcy online resources. (There are print bankruptcy legal resources but this blog post focuses on the online “current awareness” blogs only, or primarily.)
Federal Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Oregon
I list below a few Oregon bankruptcy attorney blogs, selected from the many excellent Oregon attorney websites, many of which have a lot of information but are not strictly speaking “blogs.” (And, please see the Disclaimer, below.)
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Safe Disposal of Unused Medication: National Take-Back Initiative
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA): National Take-Back Initiative
COLLECTION SITES: DEA collection site database (or link from NTBI website)
News stories:
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Oregon Legal Ethics: Lawyers Who “Stiff” Other Lawyers
There were several interesting articles in the August / September 2010 Oregon State Bar (OSB) Bulletin (or link from OSB archives), including one on “missing and misunderstood” evidence, another on unbundled legal practice (aka limited scope legal assistance), and this one on lawyers who don’t pay other lawyers for costs incurred on their clients’ behalf (behalves?).
Lawyers will want to read the article and non-lawyers may find the analysis of the legal ethics and associated legal issues generated by the question not a little bit instructive (or educational, if you prefer):
The article, Bar Counsel: Dealing with Debts: There Oughtta Be a Rule! (But There Isn’t), by Sylvia Stevens (OSB Executive Director):
Excerpt: “Recently, I heard from an arbitrator (a respected trial lawyer of many years’ experience) who was distressed at being “stiffed” when the lawyer for one of the parties in an arbitration refused to pay the arbitrator’s fee on the ground that he was unable to collect it from his client. My caller was certain he had seen authority in years past obligating lawyers to pay the litigation expenses of other professionals that were incurred on behalf of their clients. I replied that I was not aware of any such authority in Oregon. Moreover, I had always believed that the issue was governed by agency law and was not a matter of professional regulation….” (Link to full article.)