Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: July 14, 2011

Who Prosecutes Locally in Oregon when there is no County District Attorney?

By Laura Orr

“No right to prosecute: With no district attorney in office, defense lawyers say all ongoing criminal cases must be dismissed,” by Phil Wright, East Oregonian, July 14, 2011…

Published on: July 11, 2012

Justice Bedsworth and the Erratic Judges Tackle the English Language

By Laura Orr

…criminal law attorneys have the best stories, with consumer law attorneys not far behind.) In the July 2012 issue of the OCBA Lawyer, Appellate Court Justice Bedsworth’s “A Criminal Waste…

Published on: July 30, 2012

Crimes Oregon Notaries Can’t (Won’t!) Commit

By Laura Orr

…of the crimes listed below or any comparable crime: Any misconduct identified of the notary offenses listed in ORS 194.990 Compounding a felony (ORS 162.335) Criminal impersonation (ORS 162.365)…

Published on: March 3, 2010

Book: Piracy: The Intellectual Property Wars From Gutenberg to Gates

By Laura Orr

…to spread cheap reprints of popular sheet music. In the 1950s, a pirate music label named Jolly Roger issued recordings by Louis Armstrong and other jazz greats from LP’s that…

Published on: July 18, 2023

LexisNexis Digital Library Titles Available from Washington County Law Library

By Paula Simon

…of Civil Procedure, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure Annotated and Trial: A Guide from Start to Finish. Books check out for a period of three days and you can make…

Published on: September 8, 2008

Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #6 (Bill of Rights, 32-39)

By Laura Orr

…any incorporated city or town containing a population of at least five hundred (500). The Legislative Assembly shall prescribe a means and a procedure by which the voters of any…

Published on: July 26, 2006

By Laura Orr

…to do so. The Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure provide that if the Board of Governors of the Oregon State Bar has reason to believe that a person is…

Published on: December 10, 2008

What Does One Do With a Bouncing (NSF) Check?

By Laura Orr

…this only from an attorney (not a paralegal! not an accountant! not your law student neighbor!). A determination will be made about whether or not your situation is a criminal…

Published on: March 3, 2009

Justice Bedsworth Speaks His Mind

By Laura Orr

Visit California Court of Appeal Associate Justice William Bedsworth, at his A Criminal Waste of Space column. You’ll be glad you did – I think. (Previous links to…

Published on: April 1, 2009

Justice Bedsworth Tackles Bovid Jurisprudence

By Laura Orr

…Associate Justice William Bedsworth monthly at his A Criminal Waste of Space column. (Previous links to A Criminal Waste of Space , and archives, are here .)…