Oregon Legal Research BlogRead comments on proposed new Uniform Trial Court Rules (UTCR) and rule changes at the Oregon Judicial Branch UTCR website. Rules go into effect August 1st….
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Proposed New Oregon Uniform Trial Court Rules
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Oregon 2021 Redistricting Info and Supreme Court Opinion
…the April 9, 2021, Oregon Supreme Court case on how the Legislative Assembly and the Secretary of State will meet deadlines for decennial reapportionment of state legislative districts set out…
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Vanornum II: Are Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure Statutes or Rules?
…not. It depends on whether they were affirmatively enacted into law by the legislature….” [Link to full opinion.] Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure (ORCP) Council on Court Procedures (CCP)…
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Court of Appeals: Oregon Retains Public Recording Requirement in Nonjudicial Foreclosures (MERS not a Substitute)
Update: See “Oregon Supreme Court will tackle MERS foreclosure issues,” by Brent Hunsberger, The Oregonian, July 19, July 20 (print edition), 2012. For the decision AND an overview of…
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Is a “Violation” a “Lesser Included Offense” in Oregon?
State v. Swanson (SC S059135) On November 10, 2011, the Oregon Supreme Court issued the following: Excerpt: “On review from the Court of…
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Oregon Small Claims Court Forms
Oregon Small Claims Court forms (including updates) are available at the OJD Uniform Trial Court Rules (UTCR) website. Additional Oregon Small Claims Court information is available through…
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Doctrine of First Sale and the U.S. Supreme Court
The Willamette Law School’s “United States Supreme Court News: Willamette Law Online” service, with case summaries and law updates, tells us about this latest U.S. Supreme Court decision: “On…
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What is a Mental Health Court?
A recent media release from the Washington County Health and Human Services Department describes their Mental Health Court: Mental Health Court: Moving From Jail and Hospital to Stability in…
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Oregon Federal Court Jury Instructions
Periodically we are asked about jury instructions for the Oregon federal district court. We have the following on good authority, though in the world of legal research, all is…
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Oregon Supreme Court Case Limiting Mandatory Measure 11 Sentences
The Oregon Supreme Court case that limited mandatory measure 11 sentences and that garnered a lot of headlines and commentary in September, was: STATE OF OREGON v. RODRIGUEZ /…