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Gallagher Blogs on June 23, 2010, takes us to this article, which caught my eye because I comment often on how few state law school law reviews publish useful articles anymore on their own state’s laws. There was a time when you could go to them, the law reviews, for excellent case or statute histories. It’s a rare thing now. Many of the law review requests we get now are for articles written 30 years (or more) ago. (Thank heavens for our HeinOnline subscription (and their blog).)

“Law Professor Slams Law Reviews for Impracticality“ …

“The Wit, Wisdom, and Worthlessness of Law Reviews,” by Gerald F. Uelmen, June 2010:

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It’s not often you hear (read) the Oregon Court of Appeals split the infinitive and use the phrase “fry the chip” in the same sentence. (See below *)

(Yes, yes, we know that it is OK to split infinitives, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get a little humor-mileage out of them when they pop up, so to speak, especially when frying chips.)

State v. Nix (A138483) (See also Court of Appeals Media Release dated 6/23/10)

HASELTON, P. J.

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Holly Anne Gibbons, an Oregon lawyer, has written a practical article (Introduction) on “Incorporating Animal Law into Private Practice,” in the Lewis & Clark Law School journal, Animal Law Review, volume 16, issue 2, 2010, pp. 207-211. (ALR is not free, online. Print copies of articles are available from library subscribers or online from aggregators.)

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Let’s hope a lot of them have found that a nearby county law library can help them keep costs under control with free legal research databases, conference rooms, research resources, legal research expertise, etc.

Lawyers go solo: Tough job market leads to rise in sole practitioners, small firms, Portland Business Journal, by Andy Giegerich, Friday, June 18, 2010:

Excerpt: “After graduating from Lewis & Clark Law School last year, Caryn Jones hung her own shingle.

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The Oregon Court of Appeals, June 16, 2010, case Willis V. Winters (A139875) about controlled substances and guns:

“Wollheim, P. J.

Respondent, the Jackson County Sheriff, appeals a judgment of the circuit court that ordered him to renew a concealed handgun license issued to petitioner, a medical marijuana user. The sheriff concedes that petitioner met the requirements for issuance of a concealed handgun license set forth in ORS 166.291. He nevertheless asserts that Oregon’s concealed handgun licensing statutes are preempted by federal law in this instance, because “an unlawful user * * * of any controlled substance” cannot lawfully possess a firearm under 18 USC section 922(g) of the federal Gun Control Act.(1) The circuit court rejected the sheriff’s preemption argument and ordered him to issue a renewal of petitioner’s concealed handgun license. We agree with the circuit court’s conclusion that federal law does not preempt this state’s concealed handgun licensing statutes, and we therefore affirm…. “ Link to Media Releases or full-text)

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The good news is that the number (and weight) of Oregon corporation law research resources are a fraction of what they would be in Delaware, California, and New York. The bad news is – well, the same.

Keep in mind, though, that a lot of corporation/business legal research is not state-specific and you may need to use those non-Oregon research tools of the trade, too, depending on your question(s).

Top of the Oregon list:

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1) Visit the Oregon Paralegal Association and Pacific Northwest Paralegal Association (PNWPA) websites.

2) Celebrate with the PCC Paralegal Program, which recently earned ABA approval, the first paralegal program in the state to achieve this honor — Congratulations!!

3) A few other paralegal websites to visit, among a cast of thousands:

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From the OJD Media Releases, click on “What’s New” from the drop-down menu and see the 6/14/10 link to the document:

Chief Justice Identifies Impact of Potential Budget Reductions

While you’re there (at the OJD Media Releases), take a look at recently released Oregon Supreme Court and Court of Appeals opinions, too.

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The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists 2010 annual conference is going on now in Portland. Among other events, is one at Powell’s tonight at 7:30.

Comics have a funny place in my “law” world. There are some good lawyer cartoons (and wonderful cartoonists who offer them free to libraries), but one does need a break from all those funny lawyers.

Print newspaper comics readers are as possessive and as fierce about the Funny Pages as sports fans are about the Sports Pages. (The Oregonian knows this well and some of their own staffers are as devoted as their readers are to the comics.)

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