Oregon Legal Research Blog…again about the need for “satellite” law libraries. I’m not talking about anything extravagant, though in this world of expensive remote access legal databases, database license costs could give…
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Polygamy and the Law: Beyond Jurisprurience
Robert Ambrogi’s Lawsites post on the polygamist compound raid in Texas made me think about why this event is so fascinating, legally (not salaciously – please). It seems to…
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Oregon Used Books, Charitable Activities Law, and “Those Blue Bins”
About those Reading Tree and Thrift Recycling Management “Blue Bins” (not to be confused with the Blue Screen of Death): Just as when something labeled “natural” isn’t…
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Verisimilitude: Cops, Crooks, & Fictional Lawyers: Just the Facts, Ma’am
Writers: if you are not a cop, a lawyer, or a librarian (to name only 3 professions that appear a lot in fiction), please do your homework. There are…
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Oregon Public Law Libraries: Most Frequently Made Referrals
Each Oregon county law library could list its own FAQ (frequently asked questions) referrals, but here are mine: 1) Landlord-tenant law: a )The Landlord-Tenant info at Legal Aid Services…
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Law dot Gov Update
For those of us who can’t wait for Law dot Gov to become a [virtual] reality, the Law Librarian Blog keeps us in the loop with periodic status updates:…
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Cast Your Bread …: Law Student Textbook Costs and Student Debt
This Oregonian opinion article by a recent law school graduate isn’t just Oregon-centric and encapsulates what some of us have always known: we don’t live in a bubble, you…
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Oregon e-waste Law: Recycling Electronics
From the 4/11/08, Oregonian story by Joe Fitzgibbon, “New Oregon law hits ctrl-alt-del on e-waste,” (And local recyclers are listed further down this very long post!) “Let’s say you’ve…
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Insurance law: Geico, Edo, Safeco & Burr
Lawyers for two cases that originated in Oregon appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, 1/16/07, to discuss the finer points of insurance law. Saveco v Burr (06-84)…
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Contract Drafting: Lawyers v. Law Students
What happens when 21 law students analyze and redraft a sample company contract? Did blood flow? Did heads roll? Did anyone roll over? Read the story (by Ken…