Online Dating: On the Internet, no one knows you’re a crumbum:
The Oregon Attorney General posted this a few days before Valentine’s Day:
“He Loves Me; He’s Trying To Steal My Money; He Loves Me . . .,” February 11, 2010
Salon has an excellent interview with Marilyn Johnson, author of:
“This Book Is Overdue!”: Hot for librarian: The author of a new book talks about the secret lives of America’s favorite — and endangered — disciplinarians,” Salon, Sunday, Feb 21, 2010.
Excerpt: “Behold the stereotypical librarian, with her cat’s-eye glasses, bun and pantyhose ….
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A new generation of young, hip and occasionally tattooed librarians is driving them out. They call themselves guybrarians, cybrarians and “information specialists,” and they blog at sites like The Free Range Librarian and The Lipstick Librarian. They can be found in droves on Second Life, but also outside the Republican National Convention, dodging tear gas canisters and tweeting the location of the police….” (link to full article)
If you want or need to research the practical aspects of juries (as opposed to historical, jurisprudential, or philosophical jury research), here’s a terrific research guide from fellow law librarians:
Jury Verdicts & Jury Instructions Research Guide, from the Georgetown Law Library
There are also various Oregon sources of jury instructions and jury verdict compilations:
Attorney General’s Government Transparency Initiative
“Government transparency is vital to a healthy democracy. Public scrutiny helps ensure that government works for the people and spends their tax dollars wisely. The best way to hold government accountable is to make government records and public meetings accessible to the people. That’s why I’ve made enforcement of government transparency laws a major priority. Here are some major changes I recently put in place:
There are a number of procedural twists and turns to follow, so please read the entire case:
McCollum V. Kmart (SC S057609) (En Banc), filed February 19, 2010:
Excerpts: “This is a personal injury case in which defendant appealed an order granting plaintiff a new trial. The Court of Appeals determined that the trial court’s stated grounds for ordering a new trial, as well as certain alternative grounds urged by plaintiff to support the order, were not adequate bases for that relief. McCollum v. Kmart Corporation, 228 Or App 101, 207 P3d 1200 (2009) (McCollum II). The Court of Appeals therefore reversed the trial court’s order and remanded with instructions to reinstate the judgment for defendant. Id. at 123….
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On December 4, 2006, the trial court signed and filed an order granting plaintiff’s motion for new trial. On that same date, the trial court also signed and filed a letter opinion addressed to counsel for the parties in which the court explained the basis for its decision. On the second and last page of the letter opinion, the letter stated: “Enclosed is a conformed copy of the Court’s Order Allowing New Trial.” The letter also had the notation “enclosure” in a footer on the last page.
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The other issue that has arisen with some frequency is what form of document will constitute an “order.” More specifically, the question has been whether a memorandum (or letter) opinion constitutes an order. This court’s answer has been: it does not. Ernst, 208 Or at 451. In Ernst, we reasoned that, in general, an opinion (written or oral) is not the equivalent of an order. Id. (citing cases). Moreover, an appeal can be taken only from a “final appealable order,” not from an “opinion.” Id.
The Law Librarian Blog (with a hat tip to beSpacific) links to the report:
Humane Society Ranks 50 States on Laws to Protect Animals
The press release.
You read that right. It’s almost, but not quite, DSM-V time.
The editors of the fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (expected publication in 2013) are soliciting input from people who have information of value to those who use the DSM — the current edition DSM-IV-R.
Did you know that ORS 132.440 requires that each year a grand jury inquire into the conditions and management of corrections facilities in each county in Oregon?
2009 ORS 132.440: “Inquiry into conditions in correctional and youth correction facilities. (1) At least once yearly, a grand jury shall inquire into the condition and management of every correctional facility and youth correction facility as defined in ORS 162.135 in the county.
(2) The grand jury is entitled to free access at all reasonable times to such correctional facilities and juvenile facilities, and, without charge, to all public records in the county pertaining thereto.
(3) Other than indictments presented under ORS 132.310 or presentments presented under ORS 132.370, the grand jury shall issue no report other than a report of an inquiry made under this section. [Amended by 1973 c.836 §55; 1985 c.565 §11; 1997 c.249 §44]”
Oregon Department of Veteran’s Affairs: Criminal Justice Portal:
“The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs is pleased to share this resource page intended for use by the criminal justice system. On this page you will find resources for incarcerated veterans, information about veteran benefits, links to strategic partners, important phone numbers for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Administration facilities in Oregon and more. If you have questions or would like to see additions to this page, please contact the ODVA’s Public Information Office at 503-373-2386…” (link to portal)
Don’t forget to check your own county’s department of veteran services, e.g. Washington County Department of Veteran Services.
Oregon 2010 HB 3686 (only the engrossed bill is available now. If it passes both Chambers, look for the enrolled bill, and later, after the Governor signs it, look for a 2010 Oregon Law, chapter xxx.)
This Summary is from the html version of the engrossed bill (also in PDF):
“SUMMARY
