Oregon Legal Research BlogAnother hitherto little noticed section of the ORS (see also the Jury “Duty” post about ORS 10.235): this time, it’s ORS 153.058, Initiation of violation…
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DIY Justice: Citizen Prosecution of Dangerous Drivers in Oregon
Maybe you saw the recent New York Times Magazine Tip: “How to Make a Citizen’s Arrest,” by Malia Wollan, May 6, 2016. (Also in their “Crime and Criminals” library.)…
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“Is it stealing if you empty a Little Free Library?”
From Library Link of the Day (July #7 post) or direct link to OnMilwaukee dot com article): “Is it stealing if you empty a Little Free Library?,” Molly…
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Oregon Innocence Project (and April 9th Benefit and Launch Party)
Oregon Innocence Project: “The Oregon Innocence Project (OIP) is a joint project of the Oregon Justice Resource Center (an independent nonprofit based out of Lewis & Clark Law School)…
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Avatar abuse: Bedsworth Ponders the Divorce-Criminal-Sentencing Law Nexus
Justice Bedsworth welcomes you to January 2009, with a legal puzzle of almost, hmm, biblical proportion. Excerpt: “… Ms. Doe(4) closed the book on Chopin and Haydn one…
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Sex Offender Laws
Most headline news stories would benefit from better analysis (not to mention better research) than they are generally given by journalists in 500-1,000 (or even 5,000) word articles…
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Online legal research for criminal defendants
This isn’t from Oregon, but concerns legal research. A paralegal in Muncie Indiana, who is accused of drug charges, has been granted access LexisNexis to prepare his defense….
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National Inventory of the Collateral Consequences of Conviction
beSpacific has links to: “National Inventory of the Collateral Consequences of Conviction” and links to lots and lots of other great stuff for the policy wonk….
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Ouch! Another Lesson in Statutory Interpretation: Oregon Court of Appeals Pulls Out its Hair: State v. Lewis (2014)
State v. Lewis (A152266, 2014) Multnomah County Circuit Court (111235241) “We conclude that the state failed to present sufficient evidence that the victim in this case suffered “physical…
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Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #3
…searches or seizures10. Administration of justice11. Rights of Accused in Criminal Prosecution12. Double jeopardy; compulsory self-incrimination Section 7. Manner of administering oath or affirmation. The mode of administering an oath,…