Did you know that the OJD Style Manual is on their web page? It says 2002, which is the latest print publication date, but this online version…
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Oregon Estate Law: Wills and Trusts: Forms and “Self-Help” Advice
…you won’t be around to fix anything if the documents aren’t prepared properly and you will hurt only the people you love the most if you get it wrong. 5)…
UELMA: How do you authenticate primary legal documents?
Legal Research Plus brings our attention to the California Office of Legislative Counsel’s report on: “Authentication of Primary Legal Materials and Pricing Options, December 2011″ More about Uniform…
Researching “Criminal Justice” versus Researching “The Law”
…and branches in law, courts, public policy, government, history, sociology, and psychology, but they are different fields of study. One could say that criminal justice is a subset of “the…
Justice Bedsworth and the Erratic Judges Tackle the English Language
…the Australian government to allow a snack food company to market their nut products as “nuckin futs.” Some of you—who inexplicably read the entire column while sober—may remember I was…
Facelift for Oregon Legislature’s Website and Stay Tuned for More Superseded ORS
The new Oregon Legislature’s website goes live Oct 1, 2013. This is great news for legislative and legal researchers (and government wonks, too). 1) Superseded ORS, 1953 – present:…
UELMA in Oregon: 2013 HB 2944: Is that Online Statute Legally Correct?
If you research the law online, you need to have authenticated, official laws – yes, you do! There is no point relying on statutes, cases, regulations, and other government…
State Agency Databases Wiki: Oregon and Beyond
FGI (Free Government Information) gives us updates from the State Agency Databases wiki. (Thank you to Oregon public and government documents librarian Liz Paulus for her work on Oregon’s…
Bite #7, Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: #7 (Bill of Rights, 40-42)
…savings in government operations, so as to achieve a net profit in private sector activities or so as to benefit the community.(6) The provisions of this section are mandatory for…
Who Owns the Road, the Street, the Highway?
We sometimes get this type of question: Where can I find the laws governing the allowed size (height, weight, length, etc.) of trucks using the roads and…
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