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Legal Challenge to 2007 Oregon Censorship Law
News stories: Oregonlive 4/29/08, story, by Ashbel S. Green, Suit filed to throw out law meant to shield kids: Excerpt “A group of book stores, health groups and…
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SALC Race for Justice in Portland: Battle of the Law Firms!
This is Race for Justice weekend (Saturday, June 20, 2009), to raise money for the St. Andrew Legal Clinic (SALC), which serves low-income Oregonians in family law matters. The…
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Group Purchasing for Small Law Firms (with a side of dark humor)
Solo and small law firm practitioners, like small libraries, have a tough time achieving certain purchasing economies of scale. Bar associations offer some group discounts, but not always for…
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“Free and Online” is not Quite the Same as “Equal Access to Justice”
Lewis & Clark Law School Library’s “Law in the News” roundup, brings us this story: “Law Libraries Struggle with More Patrons, Less Funding,” by Jose Pagliery, Daily Business Review,…
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Job Opening: Part-time Oregon County Law Library Assistant Position
The Clackamas County Law Library seeks a part-time (18 hours/week) Law Library Assistant who is available to begin employment soon after July 1. Primary responsibilities involve providing legal research…
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Oregon Estate Law: Wills and Trusts: Forms and “Self-Help” Advice
This is an update to previous posts on estate planning (and on pro se litigants): Public law libraries, and public libraries generally, get a lot of questions from…
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Washington County Law Librarians Set Hours in Beaverton and Tigard
In an effort to make law library services more widely available, a law librarian is now on duty to provide assistance on a walk-in basis at both the Beaverton…
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Can a Private Publisher Own Public Law? Fastcase v. Casemaker
Citing law back to Wheaton v. Peters, 33 U.S. (8 Pet.) 591 (1834), “Fastcase maintains that public law cannot be copyrighted ….” [Quoted from Ambrogi, Feb. 6, 2016, article.]…
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Pardon Me, but How Do I Request a Pardon from the Governor of Oregon?
From the Washington County (Oregon) Law Librarian: How does one request a pardon? I wish I could say, “let me count the ways.” But I can’t and highly recommend…