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Bob Ambrogi recently posted this to his website: Casemaker Fights Back Over Loss in Oregon (posted Thursday, October 01, 2009):

“… I described the two as “in a head-to-head competition to win the loyalty of America’s lawyers.” That competition reached a critical juncture last month when the Oregon State Bar Association announced it was switching from Casemaker to Fastcase. That switch took effect today.

Today, Casemaker shot back, doing something it has never done before….” (read full post)

The Law Librarian and Non-Attorney Legal Researcher Perspective:

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With apologies to the incomparable Edwin Newman (who first created Kid Pro Quo, the boxer who gave as good as he got, in his book, “Sunday Punch”) and to Consequential Strangers authors (Melinda Bau and Karen Fingerman), who would rightly raise eyebrows at the “most powerful” description of this list.

That said, it was impossible to resist the lure of the Kids Pro Quo list: The 50 Most Powerful People in D.C

(Thank you to the Law Librarian Blog for the link.)

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1) Do you know what your Condo Management Association is up to?

2) Maybe you are Condo Management and want to know what you should be doing.

3) Maybe you’re thinking about buying a condo and want to hear about HOA rights and responsibilities.

Smart people love Forums and Meetings and Seminars! Here is a condo training opportunity just for you:

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An idea whose time has come, maybe, soon:

Law.Gov: A Proposed Registry and Repository of All Primary Legal Materials of the United States

PACER, CRS, eCourt, eFiling, caselaw, statutes, superseded laws, dockets, state, federal, international, etc., etc., etc.? One can dream.

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From the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Oregon, Press Room, October 9, 2009, St. Helen’s Landlord Settles Fair Housing Act Case

“Ronald A. Lucas and R.A. Lucas Developments, LLC agree to establish procedures to allow assistance animals for physically and mentally disabled tenants

Portland, Ore. – A settlement has been reached between the parties in a federal Fair Housing Act case against a St. Helen’s landlord regarding assistance animals for persons with physical and mental disabilities. The parties have requested that Federal District Judge Michael W. Mosman approve the terms of the settlement. The parties have asked the court to approve a Consent Decree which references an additional confidential agreement between the tenant and the Lucases resolving all monetary and other relief agreed upon and disposing of all claims….” (read full press release)

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This might make you a little less aggravated about public TV and radio pledge drives (or not):

Assuming they are correct, these dollar comparisons were stunning:

How to Save the News, by William F. Baker, September 23, 2009 (This article appeared in the October 12, 2009 edition of The Nation.)

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From the U.S. Justice Department blog:

Memorandum for Selected United State Attorneys on Investigations and Prosecutions in States Authorizing the Medical Use of Marijuana, October 19th, 2009, posted by Tracy Russo:

“Today Attorney General Eric Holder announced formal guidelines for federal prosecutors in states that have enacted laws authorizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Those guidelines are contained in a memo from Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden which was sent to United States Attorneys this morning….” (read full post)

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The Portland Tribune ran an excellent news story on the current status of Oregon payday lending and on Internet payday lending (and lenders):

Internet payday lenders flout new law: Oregon law capping rates ignored by many online lenders, by Steve Law, The Portland Tribune, Oct 15, 2009

Excerpts:

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Link to update.

Do you want to read the official text of these ballot measures and get a head start on preparing for the January 2010 election?

1) Visit the Elections Division’s searchable database and set your search criteria to 2010 and Qualified for Ballot. You’ll be given a link to the full text of the measures.

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