From State v Meharry (S52988) OJD Media Release: “In an opinion written by Justice Rives Kistler, the Supreme Court held that a warrantless search of an automobile does not…
From the Marion County Circuit Court: “The Court is organizing a notebook for pro se litigants containing information about local attorneys who offer unbundled legal services. To participate, fill…
The Oregon Supreme Court opinion in State v Johnson (SC S51313), April 19th, 2007: “This case is before us on automatic and direct review of defendant’s judgment of conviction…
For some reason the subject of municipal courts, their jurisdiction, appeals from, and their judges keeps popping up these past couple of weeks. I was scanning the newspapers from…
Good heavens, what next? A non-jurisprurient U.S. Supreme Court book that will possibly become a best-seller, at least among the wonkish: legal, political, librarian, and chattering all. Thanks to…
…Before getting to that, I’m talking about these two stories: 1) Multnomah County’s drug court faces budget ax , by Aimee Green, The Oregonian, Tuesday March 10, 2009 “A…
…civil liberties advocates has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn an Oregon law aimed at keeping sexually explicit materials from children. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in…
…of standardized, court-authorized, forms. Other states (e.g. Oregon) do not, though we do have some (see for example in family law matters). Public law library employees seldom hand…
…describing the place to be searched, and the person or thing to be seized.– Section 10. Administration of justice. No court shall be secret, but justice shall be administered, openly…
…laws, suggested a particular specialized topical research tool, explained why one source is less reliable than another? Does it matter? * My question: Do you think the U.S. Supreme Court…
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