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Leaving Children Home Alone (in Oregon) – Update
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“GPO Access” Becomes FDsys: Government Publication Website Gets Makover and New (confusing) Name
The Government Printing Office’s GPO Access is becoming FDsys, and includes access to the Code of Federal Regulations (FR), the Federal Register (FR), the Congressional Record (CR), U.S. Statutes…
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Oregon Court of Appeals: Medical Marijuana and (Concealed) Handgun Case
…issuance of a concealed handgun license set forth in ORS 166.291. He nevertheless asserts that Oregon’s concealed handgun licensing statutes are preempted by federal law in this instance, because…
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Freedom of Information (FOI) Day, March 15, 2013
Read about FOI Day at the Newseum, to commemorate the (March 16th) birthday of James Madison. Federal Freedom of Information Act. How to file a federal Freedom of Information…
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O’RICO (Oregon RICO Laws)
Oregon doesn’t have a lot of options when it comes to researching Oregon RICO laws in secondary sources. (Legal secondary sources are awash with articles, essays, commentary, etc. on…
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Farm Animals and the Law
…farmers do….…Federal law has very little to say about the treatment of livestock. The Animal Welfare Act applies mainly to research animals. The Humane Methods of Slaughter Act requires farmers…
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“Insanely Useful Websites” for Tracking Government Transparency”
These really are, “Insanely Useful Websites” for tracking government (primarily federal) transparency. Thanks to the Law Librarian blog for the link….
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When is Blogging Defamation, Journalism, Extortion, or Free Speech?
…Poster Child: How Oregon’s Blogging Defamation Case Attracted National Attention,” by Janine Robben. Excerpts: “Last November, a federal jury in Portland found a vitriolic, Montana-based blogger liable for $2.5 million…
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U.S. Congress Finally (Almost) Master of its Own Domain: Thomas Becomes Congress
…and money saver to us all, and made teaching federal legislative history a little more fun than it was in the all-paper days. So visit Congress dot gov: Let’s hope its…