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U.S. Courts of Appeals (Circuit Courts) Opinions Online
…primary method for finding federal court case documents is PACER (registration required – some fees), but opinions from the Courts of Appeals, and other federal courts, may also appear elsewhere…
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Oregon Supreme Court: Letter Opinion NOT an Order
…and the same; they were, instead, two distinct and different documents — a letter opinion explaining the court’s decision and an order granting plaintiff a new trial….” (Read full…
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Official vs. Unofficial Sources of Law (with a side of Positive Law)
…authority of a government entity. That is, a government entity may delegate that publishing authority to a private publisher, e.g. Thomson-Reuters or Lexis-Matthew Bender. 4) Don’t confuse official sources of…
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Federal Civil Disorder Law and the Commerce Clause
According to The Oregonian the federal government is using a rarely enforced civil disorder statute to prosecute at least two protesters in Portland (“Feds start leveling rare civil disorder…
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Oregon Legislative Special Session: Take a “Perky Little Bovid” Break!
I’m still confused about this Oregon Legislature’s Special Session since we now have Annual Legislative Sessions, but what do I know! The wheels of government grind slowly with great…
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Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #11 (Article II, Sections, 18-24, Suffrage and Elections)
…unless the contribution consists of volunteer time, information provided to the candidate, or funding provided by federal, state, or local government for purposes of campaigning for an elected public office.Section…
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Small Business Legal Advice
…They find it from a growing number of resources, among them peer or networking groups, mentors, professional and trade groups and government-sponsored organizations such as SCORE, an association of executives…
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Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #14 (Article IV, Legislative Department, Sections 2-6)
…an enumeration of the inhabitants by the United States Government, the number of Senators and Representatives shall be fixed by law and apportioned among legislative districts according to population. A…
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U.S. Senator Reid and Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown
If you think federalism means that in the United States the federal government operates independently of state government, or vice versa, see this blog post for an interesting civics…