Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: January 17, 2010

You Say State, I say Federal; You say Justice, and I say Judiciary

By Laura Orr

…Oregon legislative hearing the other day and a legislator commented (quite rightly) on how confusing government is to many people (legislators and the rest of us). Those of us who…

Published on: November 3, 2011

Electronic Recording of Conversations in Oregon

By Laura Orr

traffic stop, it’s legal to make your own recording of the encounter ,” by Aimee Green, The Oregonian, Monday, October 31, 2011, updated Tuesday, November 01, 2011 Or, read…

Published on: May 2, 2006

By Laura Orr

…is no such thing as a “quick” overview. In Oregon there are several different types of courts. Limited jurisdiction courts such as municipal courts or justice courts have, as you…

Published on: October 29, 2013

Job: Bridge Operator, Portland (Oregon) (not legal, but very high cool factor)

By Laura Orr

…traffic, observing and reporting unusual activity on or around bridges performing minor maintenance of machinery related to the draw span and their traffic gates (clean, inspect, and maintain bridge mechanisms…

Published on: April 7, 2020

Covid-19 Metaphors: Express Train, War, Black Box, Oh My

By Laura Orr

…that local arrives at its final destination, it may be wise to label all this research—preprints, peer-reviewed papers, and for goodness’ sake, pronouncements from Donald Trump— with a black-box warning:…

Published on: November 12, 2014

Cite-Checking: A Thousand Points of Citator-Speak

By Laura Orr

…label for Shepardizing. When I’m speaking generically, I use “citator service.” To take the “Xerox” out of photocopy, or the “Kleenex” out of tissue, I would just refer to it…

Published on: March 12, 2010

A Human Book, not an eBook: What if You Could Borrow a Legal Scholar (from your library) for an Hour?

By Laura Orr

…prejudice I feel is invisible. It’s more a stigma attached to the label,” Langley said in a telephone interview from the university campus. “We’re thought of as evil, callous and…

Published on: December 15, 2011

Neighbor Law: Please Don’t Attack Your Neighbor

By Laura Orr

A recent Oregonian news story: “Aloha man admits to attacking his neighbor for trimming shade trees,” by Roger Gregory, December 13, 2011. The sentence? “…Sentence: Bosket was…

Published on: November 8, 2006

By Laura Orr

…charge you any fines if you bring it back – pleeeeze.” Fourth is depression: “It’s never coming home again, is it?” [Insert here moans and sighes.] Fifth is acceptance: “Just…

Published on: December 6, 2023

Bizarre Holiday Laws

By Amy Gregory

…In Provo, Utah, there is a city ordinance that restricts residents from using a snowball or any object that could be labeled as a “missile,” to inflict damage to other’s…