Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: October 16, 2006

By Laura Orr

Press Conference on Net Neutrality at Powell’s: U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden will speak about Network Neutrality and the fight in Congress over the future of the Internet at…

Published on: March 14, 2006

By Laura Orr

Criminalizing Product Liability: ATRA testified before Congress on the definition of “defect,” here….

Published on: May 18, 2006

By Laura Orr

LOC Research Tool: The Library of Congress’ Law Library Reading Room web pages are terrific gateways to legal information. Their simple and easy to navigate Guide…

Published on: November 22, 2013

Disease Outbreaks, Comets, War Monuments, oh my! Entertaining and Educational Government Apps

By Laura Orr

…app for both visitors and art lovers across the globe. It provides access to the Gallery’s expansive collection of art 9) Aesop for Children: The Library of Congress adapted the…

Published on: November 21, 2006

By Laura Orr

…to your collection: 1) Directorate of Legal Research at the Library of Congress: Story by Michael Ravnitzky, here, and link to Directorate, here. 2) These two link to F&I resources,…

Published on: March 15, 2007

Doing Business Abroad: Do Your Homework

By Laura Orr

…do business abroad. 3) If you want to research the country’s laws, I like to start with the Library of Congress Guide to Law Online. Whatever investing youdo in a…

Published on: November 22, 2013

States Must Spend Millions for ID Law

By Laura Orr

…Motor Vehicle Services Division that was requested by senators on the Business and Transportation interim committee. The REAL ID Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in 2005, required each state…

Published on: March 29, 2016

Can a Private Publisher Own Public Law? Fastcase v. Casemaker

By Laura Orr

…this related news: “Fastcase Cofounder Phil Rosenthal is Running for Congress in New York,” by Robert Ambrogi, March 29, 2016 Hat tips to LawSitesBlog and LLB2 (Law Librarians Blog)….

Published on: May 27, 2014

Which Version of Dred Scott, Plessy, or Bush v. Gore Do You Want?: U.S. Supreme Court Rewrites (ur, edits) Past Opinions

By Laura Orr

…stand a chance against a Supreme Court and a Congress (let’s not forget the “editing” of the Congressional Record) that have no scruples when it comes to rewriting history? But…

Published on: May 30, 2014

Help pick the winner of the 2014 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction

By Laura Orr

…the poll accompanying this post. Voting is open through June 30, and the winner will be honored on August 28 at the Library of Congress ….” [Link to article.]…