Oregon Legal Research BlogWe may have 3 equal branches of government , but the Legislative Branch decides how much money each branch gets – and voters get to decide who the legislators…
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State Court Budget Cuts and Access to Justice
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More Uses for Old Law Books
Another use for old law books and a fun one at that: Federal Supplement w/ Glass Flask Our current guide on How to Dispose of…
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Jury Finds Oregon Attorney Defamed by Blogger
Oregonian article, Dec 6 & 7, 2011: “‘Investigative blogger’ doesn’t get journalist’s protection, Portland judge rules,” by Jeff Manning, The Oregonian: “A federal jury has ruled an “investigative…
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Judges and Self-represented Litigants: Implications of Turner v. Rogers
…can link to from Zorza’s Access to Justice blog post: Maximizing the Impact of Turner v. Rogers — Judges’ Journal Article on Courtroom Best Practices U.S. Supreme…
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Oregon Council on Court Procedures (with a side of donuts)
Reading minutes from meetings can be a snooze, but they can also be very funny – and they can make a great lawyer out of you (or at least…
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Fastcase Tools: Justia, NewsLibrary, USLegalForms
Jim Calloway, at the Oklahoma State Bar, alerts us to these “Ten Improved Fastcase Tools,” including this intriguing one (among others): “PACER Searching Searching federal dockets with PACER…
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Consumer Protection Resources for Military Personnel in Oregon
We often hear about the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) in the arena of civil court cases such as divorce, evictions, foreclosures, and default judgments. However, the SCRA offers…
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Tiny Thomas: Making Thomas dot Gov Links Short and Stable
No, this is a not a blog post about how people in other English-speaking countries find our use of the English language – they think we are hilarious….
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Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #11 (Article II, Sections, 18-24, Suffrage and Elections)
unless the contribution consists of volunteer time, information provided to the candidate, or funding provided by federal, state, or local government for purposes of campaigning for an elected public office.Section…
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The Greater the Truth the Greater the Libel
A recent case in libel reminded me of the proverb: the greater the truth, the greater the libel (This proverb/quote has been attributed to Lord Mansfield and…