Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: July 17, 2007

Can we reduce our dependence on foreign legal publishers?

By Laura Orr

…to be owned by foreign companies. (Incisive Media and ALM merger) If you are wondering why even in our electronic age, ordinary people (and lawyers) don’t have free and easy…

Published on: July 25, 2007

“whatever the devil else legal scholarship is”

By Laura Orr

…for, it’s the joy of that too. from, Arthur Leff, 90 Yale L.J. 1296 (1980-81), which I located via HeinOnline, a specialized legal database available free at many libraries….

Published on: July 7, 2006

By Laura Orr

…court records. The Virtual Chase has a few stories about recent events in the Online-Going-Offline (not to mention the Free-Going-Fee) trend in its June 29th TVC Research Alert News….

Published on: June 1, 2006

By Laura Orr

Receipts, Money back, and Security: “Have you ever been to a retail store and seen this sign on the register: “Your purchase free if you don’t get a…

Published on: August 23, 2007

Oregon Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) Research Resources

By Laura Orr

…have large collections, but many have knowledgeable staff and good Oregon legal research collections. If you don’t know where your local county law library is, please feel free to telephone…

Published on: January 20, 2013

Printz v. U.S. (1997): Dual Sovereignty, Federalism, States Rights

By Laura Orr

…about any search engine, for example, Google Scholar. (Make sure you click on Legal Documents if you want cases.) You can also use other free legal research online resources. Printz…

Published on: June 26, 2013

How Do You Train a Dog NOT to Sniff for Marijuana?

By Laura Orr

…School The blog post also includes a reference to a recent Oregon Law Review article: “The current issue of the Oregon Law Review (available free in PDF) is a symposium…

Published on: June 21, 2013

Oregon Supreme Court: Haugen v. Kitzhaber: Death Row Inmate Right to Reject Clemency? Right to Die?

By Laura Orr

…whole case. (Or locate via “How to Find a Case Online – using free resources”) “… The Court noted that nothing in the text of the Oregon Constitution provides the…

Published on: June 14, 2013

Small Estate Affidavit Forms in Washington County (OR)

By Holly

…as a small estate. You can find information on free and low-cost lawyer services in Oregon at the Oregon Legal Research website. The Oregon State Bar’s public information website also has some information…

Published on: June 10, 2013

Private Investigator Licensing and Proficiency Exams

By Sue

…to three opportunities to pass this exam with a minimum of 86%. The exam also covers statutes that PI’s need to be aware of while conducting investigations in Oregon. Feel free…