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Job Opening: Willamette Law Library Director
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Honest Services Law: Honestly, now!
For the record: The “honest services law” is 18 U.S.C. 1346, which is a federal (not state) law that is found in the U.S. Code. It has a complex…
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Law of Elvis on His Birthday, January 8th
…CLE on “Elvis Law. The state and federal cases dealing with the late king of rock `n’ roll.” There were lots of news stories at the time of the CLE….
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Opportunity Costs of Blogging
As the Oregon Legal Research blogger, I’ve stretched the scope of my “blog focus” to include writing for and answering questions from pro se patrons, public librarians, lawyers, community…
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Pardon Me, but How Do I Request a Pardon from the Governor of Oregon?
From the Washington County (Oregon) Law Librarian: How does one request a pardon? I wish I could say, “let me count the ways.” But I can’t and highly recommend…
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Can a Private Publisher Own Public Law? Fastcase v. Casemaker
Citing law back to Wheaton v. Peters, 33 U.S. (8 Pet.) 591 (1834), “Fastcase maintains that public law cannot be copyrighted ….” [Quoted from Ambrogi, Feb. 6, 2016, article.]…
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Can Convicted Rapists in Oregon Demand Custody or Visitation With a Child Born Through Rape?
A Law dot com news feed article: “Skadden Associate, Herself a Rape Victim, Dives into Akin Fray,” by Brian Baxter, Am Law Daily, 8/22/12, got me wondering about Oregon’s…
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Job Opening: Part-time Oregon County Law Library Assistant Position
The Clackamas County Law Library seeks a part-time (18 hours/week) Law Library Assistant who is available to begin employment soon after July 1. Primary responsibilities involve providing legal research…
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Oregon Estate Law: Wills and Trusts: Forms and “Self-Help” Advice
This is an update to previous posts on estate planning (and on pro se litigants): Public law libraries, and public libraries generally, get a lot of questions from…
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Group Purchasing for Small Law Firms (with a side of dark humor)
Solo and small law firm practitioners, like small libraries, have a tough time achieving certain purchasing economies of scale. Bar associations offer some group discounts, but not always for…