Oregon Legal Research BlogThis question usually comes to the law librarian in this form: Is it legal (lawful) to own and use a personal stun gun (or taser) in Oregon? But related…
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Legal Challenge to 2007 Oregon Censorship Law
News stories: Oregonlive 4/29/08, story, by Ashbel S. Green, Suit filed to throw out law meant to shield kids: Excerpt “A group of book stores, health groups and…
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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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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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The Secret Ingredient? Add a Law Librarian
Our county law library patrons know this already, especially the solo and small law firm attorneys, but so do big law firms: “ The Secret Ingredient? Add a…
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Job Opening: Willamette Law Library Director
Law Librarian Blog posting: Director of the Law Library, Willamette University College of Law AALL (American Association of Law Libraries) Career Center….
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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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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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Law dot Gov Update
For those who are waiting (breathlessly, perhaps) and wondering whatever happened to Law dot Gov, especially given how fast all those other new dot gov sites have popped up,…
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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…