Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: May 30, 2023

Legislative History

…with looking at the Oregon Archives online records search from the Oregon archives website. This feature can be hit or miss as to whether exhibits are available for a bill….

Published on: May 7, 2010

HIPAA and HITECH: Medical / Health Record Privacy Laws

By Laura Orr

…medical records are? Excerpt: “What’s the most sensitive privacy issue for you? Do you know who’s looking at your medical records? It is shocking. If you think HIPAA protects you,…

Published on: May 2, 2006

By Laura Orr

…influence of intoxicants. Limited jurisdiction courts do not normally hear criminal cases, divorces, or larger civil suits. It used to be the custom in Oregon to refer to the county…

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: August 26, 2008

Oregon Lis Pendens Doctrine

By Laura Orr

…blog sidebar for links to the 3 Oregon law schools) or an Oregon public law library: a) Oregon State Bar (OSB) Criminal Law (loose-leaf) Practice Book (aka CLE Manual):…

Published on: February 6, 2008

Babysitting and Leaving Children Home Alone in Oregon: Update

By Laura Orr

…if, with criminal negligence, the person leaves the child unattended in or at any place for such period of time as maybe likely to endanger the health or welfare of…

Published on: May 30, 2006

By Laura Orr

Pro Se Criminal Defense v Defense Attorneys: The Criminal Appeal blog has an interesting post about the article, “Defending the Right to Self-representation: An Empirical Look at the Pro…

Published on: December 10, 2014

Capital Punishment: Race, Poverty, and Disadvantage—Free Online Course

By Laura Orr

…public interest law program that deals with human rights in the criminal justice and prison systems…. This course examines issues of poverty and race in the criminal justice system, particularly…

Published on: January 17, 2006

By Laura Orr

Oregon Judges Criminal Benchbook: The “OJD Judges Criminal Benchbook 2005” is now online at the OJD website, here. Be warned – it is 1,100 pages, PDF. We’re…

Published on: January 2, 2013

Justice Bedsworth Fishes for a Bond with OR-7 (Oregon’s favorite wolf)

By Laura Orr

…without a California mate.) Now about those fish …. From Justice Bedsworth, in his January 2013 A Criminal Waste of Space article, “The Parable of the Wolves and Fishes“: ‘…….