Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: November 25, 2011

Free “Law School” (via CALI) – or a Cure for Insomnia?

By Laura Orr

…is prevented by legal proceedings, the 30 days shall not begin to run until the final determination of such proceedings in the court of first resort or the appellate court…

Published on: May 7, 2013

Oregon UELMA (Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act): 2013 HB 2944 and Authenticity

By Laura Orr

…Court Decisions and Laws” 4) Other states: California and Colorado enacted UELMA in 2012. So far this year (May 2013), Minnesota, Hawaii, and North Dakota have enacted UELMA. UELMA is…

Published on: February 27, 2013

Courthouse Dogs: A New Use for Service Animals

By Laura Orr

About Courthouse Dogs: Mission: “The mission of Courthouse Dogs Foundation is to promote justice with compassion through the use of professionally trained assistance dogs to provide emotional support to…

Published on: November 11, 2011

Copyrighted State Legal Forms can Protect Consumers

By Laura Orr

…their own court cases. This happens in Oregon, too. Before buying legal forms online, find out if there are any free, official Oregon legal forms available. You can ask at…

Published on: November 1, 2005

By Laura Orr

DO PRO SE DEFENDANTS HAVE A RIGHT TO LAW LIBRARY ACCESS?: The United States Supreme Court held 10/31/05 ( in Kane v. Garcia Espitia, No. 04-1538, an unsigned per…

Published on: November 7, 2005

By Laura Orr

Oregon Supreme Court and Measure 37: The Oregon Supreme Court order of November 1st, denying a stay pending appeal in the Marion County Measure 37 opinion by Circuit…

Published on: December 5, 2005

By Laura Orr

Guzek Argument: Oregon v Guzek (04-928) is scheduled for argument in the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, Dec 7th, 2005. The Supreme Court web page is here. The opinion…

Published on: November 25, 2005

By Laura Orr

Oregon cases in the U.S. Supreme Court: The Statesman Journal online edition today has a story about 3 Oregon cases that are up before the U.S. Supreme Court: Gonzales…

Published on: February 26, 2014

Outpacing PACER? PacerPro (free for noodling, for now)

By Laura Orr

…now), and read about it in this article: From ABA Journal: “Service offers a better way to search federal court records than PACER,” Mar 1, 2014, by Robert Ambrogi….

Published on: December 29, 2005

By Laura Orr

Getting a seat at the Jan 10th Measure 37 oral argument: OJD has information for people who might want to try and get a seat in the courtroom to…