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Multnomah County Circuit Court 2014 Report on the Multnomah Law Library
You can read the Multnomah Law Library Report at the PSU CPS website: “This report reviews the current operations of the Multnomah Law Library and makes recommendations, based on…
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Oregon State Law Librarian is a 2016 Fastcase 50 List Winner
We love reading the Fastcase 50 list to find out who is doing what, why, where, and how – and especially so when there is an Oregonian on…
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Public Law Librarians Consulted by Supreme Court Nominee on Eve of Judiciary Committee Hearings
…(judicial hearing) handlers are mere amateurs when compared to public law librarians who are masters at Answering a Question without Answering the Question. This is a skill we practice every…
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Washington State Legal Research (for non-Washingtonians)
Do you have questions about Washington State law? Here are some legal research tips, which will also apply if you need to research other states’ laws (just substitute the…
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Federal Law Preempts Oregon Law
For you non-lawyers out there, yes this sometimes happens. Lawyers really do learn useful things in law school and know things mere mortals don’t! (But not everything, so…
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AirBnB: Homeowners, Tenants, Travelers, and the Law
…out on the conversation – or are wondering when it’s time for the lawyers and politicians (and lobbyists) to start their engines, take a moment to read: “Website raises legal…
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The Law Librarian and the FBI: A Shaggy Dog Tale in Six Parts: PART ONE
…that I had my own tale to tell of the disappearance of two of my law library’s books. In The Book Thief, a federal district court judge learns that a…
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Free Law Books Online: Findlaw and Nolo
If there is a particular book you want and you know its title, you can check library catalogs or run a web search or ask a law librarian (who…
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Rocket Lawyer, Google, and the Practice of Law in the 21st Century
You can spend your entire vacation catching up on how the practice of law has changed over the past few years, or, you can read a quick and dirty…