Law librarians teach law students and new lawyers that state and federal appellate court briefs are treasure troves, but they are not the easiest documents to search. For example,…
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First Sale Doctrine Case on U.S. Supreme Court Docket (2012-13)
Librarians and lawyers are watching this U.S. Supreme Court case on copyright law: Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (11-697) You can link to filed documents from SCOTUS…
Jury Finds Oregon Attorney Defamed by Blogger
…article.] Case was in U.S. District Court of Oregon, Judge Hernandez. You can find documents from the case courtesy of Justia and the Citizen Media Law Project (and I’m sure in other places)….
Oregon Public Records Laws and Concealed Weapon Licenses
…2006 and 2007. On de novo review, ORS 192.490(1); ORS 19.415(3) (2007),(1) we affirm, because the requested documents are public records and the sheriff failed to establish that the…
B is for Briefs: How to Find Oregon Appellate Court Briefs
…(We’re also updating our NOT Online list so feel free to check that out. (That one is under N for NOT in that same documents list.)) Let us know if…
Printz v. U.S. (1997): Dual Sovereignty, Federalism, States Rights
…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…
Happy April’s Fools Day: Lawyers Clients, Fools? One and the Same?
…legal documents. 2) Talk to a lawyer who is getting paid BIG bucks to fix the mistakes made by that “someone” in #1. You can (or may be able to)…
Guide: How to Dispose of Used Law Books
We try to keep our “HOW TO DISPOSE OF USED LAW BOOKS” guide up to date, through our own efforts and the kindness of strangers. You can also…
Project SCRUB (Expunging criminal records in Washington County, Oregon)
…filling out legal documents and advising clients on the expungement process. Contact the: Oregon Law Center, (503) 640-4115 (Note: This project has grant funding through June 2014, which may or…
Evolution of the Paralegal (a Master’s Degree in Paralegal Studies Online)
“The paralegal profession has evolved significantly since its origin in the 1970s. While paralegals originally assisted attorneys in a secretarial capacity by formatting legal documents, they have since assumed…
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