Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: August 31, 2006

By Laura Orr

…a book your local library doesn’t have – we’ll call this book, “Handbook of Forensic Psychology.” You have a couple of choices. You could start checking the web catalogs for…

Published on: July 17, 2006

By Laura Orr

ODOT is Full of It: There is loads of useful information at the Oregon Department of Transportation web site. I couldn’t find an online copy of the…

Published on: May 12, 2006

By Laura Orr

…this problem could have been researched on Westlaw, we used print resources, where it is often easier to see relationships between session laws and codes. The Popular Name Table of…

Published on: December 19, 2012

Look Out Chicken Little: Backyard Tilapia Farming may be the Next Big Urban Thing

By Laura Orr

…to know if your city or town permits “backyard” chickens, or tilapia, check with your city or county code enforcement department and with Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife….

Published on: April 18, 2008

Update: Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) Copyright Dispute

By Laura Orr

…understand what a code or what the process of “codification” is. (Not to mention that they clearly don’t understand the difference between Oregon Laws and the ORS and don’t seem…

Published on: October 29, 2013

Job: Bridge Operator, Portland (Oregon) (not legal, but very high cool factor)

By Laura Orr

“Job Code: 6059-11 Job Title: Bridge Operator Closing Date/Time: Mon. 11/04/13 11:59 PM Pacific Time Multnomah County’s Department of Community Services is accepting applications for a…

Published on: March 25, 2020

Covid-19 Assistance in Oregon: Where to Begin if You Don’t Know Where to Begin

By Laura Orr

…code to 898211 (TXT211) EMAIL help@211info.org HOURS Monday-Friday 8am-6pm Or search for resources on our online database or download our app. “211info is a nonprofit organization funded by…

Published on: June 12, 2014

Can an inherited IRA be claimed as an exemption?: U.S. Supreme Court decides Clark v Rameker

By Laura Orr

…delivered the opinion of the Court. When an individual files for bankruptcy, she may exempt particular categories of assets from the bankruptcy estate. One such category includes certain “retirement funds.”…

Published on: February 7, 2010

The American Way: Speaking Out, Advocacy, Whining, Snipping, and Ranting

By Laura Orr

U.S. Presidents have been speaking out to members of Congress for a long time, and vice versa. Supreme Court Justices speak out every week, at the very least, and…

Published on: September 28, 2009

The Law of Engagement Rings (with a side of ring-flingers and Oregon cows)

By Laura Orr

…the Side of the Angels, the Cast Your Bread Upon the Waters “law” and the Code of the Woosters (what, what). Maybe we want to keep it that way. Saying…