Oregon Legal Research Blog“2014 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction accepting entries To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the publication of To Kill A Mockingbird, and to honor former Alabama law student…
Search Results for: label/Federal legal research
Published on:
Oregon / Portland-Metro Area (Mostly Free) Legal Assistance Resources
We recently updated our Oregon and Portland Metro-Area Legal Assistance Resources guide. It has stretched to a little over 3 pages, so take a look to see if there…
Published on:
Researching Federal Statutes: Thomas to be Born Again as Congress dot Gov
Congress dot gov (a Library of Congress beta site) will replace Thomas dot gov, in the fullness of time. For more news and information: 1) Free…
Published on:
Federal Civil Disorder Law and the Commerce Clause
According to The Oregonian the federal government is using a rarely enforced civil disorder statute to prosecute at least two protesters in Portland (“Feds start leveling rare civil disorder…
Published on:
How Do I Find Federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Briefs?
A complete answer to this question depends on where you live. IF you are in a city with a federal court library or, lucky you, in a city where…
Published on:
Developments in Federal Search and Seizure Law
The Oregon Federal Public Defender has this report, Developments in Federal Search and Seizure Law, and much more at their web site (including an Oct 2007 Blakely/Apprendi and State…
Published on:
Power to Children and the Poor: Utility (power, light, and water) Service
…(use the “Find a Community Action Agency” link from the left-hand menu). If, however, you are interested in doing some legal research on this subject: 1) You will…
Published on:
Oregon Debt Collection Woes and Rogues
…research if you have unpaid bills and debt collectors contacting you – and if you want to speak out to your state legislators (just in time for the beginning of…
Published on:
Student Research Resources Library (LLRX): Terrifying!
“Student Research Resources Library,” by Marcus P. Zillman. LLRX, on October 11, 2014 (Remember when all you needed was a paper, pens, lunch, keys, and milk money?)…
Published on:
Don’t Treat Your Lawyer Like a Button
…the time: Don’t Treat Your Law Librarian Like a Lawyer! Law librarians know and teach legal research. If you have a legal problem, ask a law librarian how…