Oregon Legal Research BlogIt’s only right to start off the New Year with the new Oregon “cell-phone” law, which you have probably heard about (unless you’ve been on the phone too much…
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Traffic Week: Oregon Cell Phone (and Texting) Law
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Getting Relatives to Move Out: Oregon Landlord-Tenant Law
…Law or, heaven forbid, a Lawyer, so wouldn’t it be nice to ask someone who can tell you if the Oregon Landlord-Tenant Law is necessary? But, often, that brief…
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When Lawyers Go Bad: Law Library Book Thieves: Law and Ethics
The Law Librarian, the Washington County Bar Association, the Law Library Committee, and the Oregon State Bar consider it a serious matter when attorneys do not return borrowed Law…
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Oregon Classroom Law Project, and Baseball “Law”
Constitution Day 2010 has passed with nary a whimper, but thoughts of the inimitable Classroom Law Project stay front and center. Did you know you can volunteer with…
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Becoming a Lawyer in Oregon: No (or 2 years of) Law School Required?
“Oregon advances alternative routes to becoming a licensed lawyer” (OSB article, 1/17/2022) See also: OREGON STATE BAR ALTERNATIVE PATHWAYS TASKFORCE COMMITTEE REPORT & RECOMMENDATIONS (undated report, circa 2021) “.……
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When “The Law” Isn’t “The Law”: UELMA and the Oregon Revised Statutes
If you find a “law” on The Internet, doesn’t it mean it’s “The Law?” (hahaha)? Not everything you read on the Internet is accurate. (I know! Hard to believe,…
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License to Print Money? Researching Marijuana Taxation Law, History, and Practice
…(only a law librarian could love?)!: In general, always start any legal research by checking to see someone has already done any of the work for you. This could mean…
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Consumer Sleuth: Engaging the Nancy Drew or Hardy Boy Within
While you are channeling Your Inner Sherlock Holmes, you can also engage your inner Consumer Self-Help resourcefulness. The Oregonian’s Complaint Desk had an excellent story of how you can…
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What is a Financial Planner?
…Oregon Attorney General’s Consumer Law website: Forewarned is forearmed! Caveat Emptor and all that. 4) Check out your public library’s webpages, for example this one at Multnomah Public Library’s Research…
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Oregon Interest Rates: How Much Can They Charge?
your state Legislators who make laws governing lending and interest rates. The Oregon Division of Corporate Finance and Securities, the Consumer Protection Division, and even the Governor’s office all have…