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Legal Research Class: City of Damascus v. Henry R. Brown, Jr. (Oregon Court of Appeals, 2014)
I could use this case to teach an entire course on Oregon legal research to lawyers, law students, legislators, and self-represented litigants: City of Damascus v. Henry R….
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National Inventory of Legal Materials Bug Tracker
If you’re not keeping up with the National Inventory of Legal Materials, then you’re not keeping up with the effort to make all online U.S. laws easily accessible to…
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Google Legal Scholar
I had just posted about free legal information on legal publisher websites when this hit the fan. Actually, it hit the fan yesterday, but the wind will keep blowing…
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How do I handle legal problems after a wildfire?
The recent wildfires in Oregon, and tragic fire in Maui, are salient reminders that such disasters can affect any of us. They also have legal implications after the fact….
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Medical – Legal Research Resources for Oregon Attorneys and Legal Researchers
Lawyers use all sorts of non-legal research resources, including medical ones. As is the case with any specialized subject research, you need to develop a research strategy to…
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Casemaker vs Fastcase: Closed vs “Open” Source
…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: In Oregon, only…
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Legal Research Database Interface-Hoopla: Westlaw, Lexis, and Beyond
…joy into the heart of a lawyer who does do serious legal research. When opposing counsel rely on Google, the one who performs actual legal research can only watch…
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Next Big Thing: National Conference on Copyright of State Legal Materials
National Conference on Copyright of State Legal Materials If you don’t think it matters, i.e. free access to current and historical local law, then you aren’t paying attention. We…
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How to Research a Legal Problem
If you are new to legal research, this is a great place to start: The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Legal Information Services to the Public (LISP) Special…