Free Federal Rules Ebooks, from the Legal Information Institute (compatible with iPad, Kindle, and more.) Read: “ About our Federal Rules ebooks . If you…
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U.S. Courts of Appeals (Circuit Courts) Opinions Online
place to begin when researching federal court practice and procedure, but for cases, you need to do a little detective work if you want to use a free database. The…
What is a “Valid Signature” on an Oregon Initiative Petition?
…opinions here; just research suggestions. Onward: QUESTION: What is a “Valid Signature” on an Oregon Initiative Petition? Even an amazing legal researcher might have a tough time figuring out what…
New Legal Research Guide – Consumer Law
The Washington County Law Library has a new legal research guide on consumer law. You can find all of the library’s legal research guides on the Subject Guides page…
Copyright Tools for Libraries and Librarians (ALA)
from the February 2016 Legal Research Plus blog post, and their link to the ALA Copyright Tools website. Hat tip to Legal Research Plus for this and many other research tips…
CLEs in Oregon Public Libraries (and appellate court briefs and free databases)
Libraries Legal Research Database Grid (also from our Oregon legal resources webpage ) 3) Links to other Oregon legal research guides and lawyer resources…
Traffic Week at the Oregon Legal Research Blog
I start off the New Year (January 2010) on the right foot (or the 3rd wheel) with Traffic Week at the Oregon Legal Research blog. Stay tuned for posts…
Which Version of Dred Scott, Plessy, or Bush v. Gore Do You Want?: U.S. Supreme Court Rewrites (ur, edits) Past Opinions
…responsible and effective legal research there is no concerted effort to teach self-represented litigants how to do the legal research equivalent of “safe online shopping.” And do these self-represented litigants…
Casemaker vs Fastcase: Closed vs “Open” Source
…That switch took effect today. Today, Casemaker shot back, doing something it has never done before….” (read full post) The Law Librarian and Non-Attorney Legal Researcher Perspective: In Oregon, only…
A Layperson’s Guide to Legal Research and Self-Help Law Books, 2022 (Svengalis)
Ken Svengalis has published a 2nd edition (2022) of his “A Layperson’s Guide to Legal Research and Self-Help Law Books” — and it’s half the price of the first…
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