Oregon Legal Research BlogBy law, District of Columbia holidays impact tax deadlines in the same way that federal holidays do; therefore, all taxpayers will have three extra days to file this year. Taxpayers…
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Google Me, Google Me: The Funny (and scary) World of Online Legal Research
Let’s say I wanted to find this case, Mayfield vs. United States (a December 10th, 2009, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit opinion). (And I might want…
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Don’t be a Sucker! Be a Smart Consumer, a Skeptic, or Simply Indulge Your Curiosity
I love reading consumer news, whether it’s sad stories or great tips in my local newspapers, consumer lawyer websites, or the multitude of consumer protection sites offered up by…
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Law dot Gov: Maybe? Finally? Soon?
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,…
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O’RICO (Oregon RICO Laws)
Oregon doesn’t have a lot of options when it comes to researching Oregon RICO laws in secondary sources. (Legal secondary sources are awash with articles, essays, commentary, etc. on…
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St. Helens (Oregon): Landlords, Tenants, and Companion / Service Animals
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…
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Find Help With Student Debt without Digging a Deeper Hole
…of course, but read the tea leaves, so to speak. Keep in mind that most (but not all) student debt is governed by federal law, not state law, which is…
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Legal Publishing History: Paul J. Ruskin Dies
and federal circuit cases on CD-ROM, challenged West’s longstanding claim of ownership and won….” (Link to full Law Sites Blog post.) (Thank you to Rob at Law in the News…
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Farm Animals and the Law
which represents more than 95 percent of slaughtered animals. You’re free to kill your chicken any way you like under federal law.) The 28 Hour Law of 1873 requires that…
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Are You Being Sued? How to find out if a Lawsuit has been Filed (in Oregon and beyond)
…you look that up? 1) Here in the U.S., if you are searching state court records (rather than federal court records), you will generally look to a courthouse docket, database,…