Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: August 31, 2006

By Laura Orr

…be expedient, but sooner or later you’re going to be caught, and you sure don’t want to be caught by a judge or in front of a jury. So check…

Published on: January 3, 2014

Vanornum I: ORCP 1.735: Applicable to Appellate Courts? Tracking and Interpreting Legislative and Council on Court Procedures (CCP) History

By Laura Orr

…in giving or refusing to give a jury instruction unless the party identified the asserted error to the trial court and made a timely notation of exception….” [Link to full…

Published on: June 13, 2006

By Laura Orr

Brace Yourself Bridget: While reading the latest issue of “Oregon Litigation & Arbitration Reports” from Jury Verdicts Northwest, I’m struck (no pun intended) yet again by the number of…

Published on: May 2, 2006

By Laura Orr

…of the courtroom and eliminates the process of submitting a case to a judge or jury for determination. An arbitrator makes the decision after hearing testimony and arguments from…

Published on: December 7, 2012

Crowdsourcing 450 Law & Order Episode Outcomes

By Laura Orr

Hung jury, mistrial, death, not guilty, plea bargain, other? The Law Librarian Blog post: Guilty or Not Guilty, Stats on Law & Order Episodes, links you to Overthinking It,…

Published on: June 3, 2013

“Sleep driving” as a DUII Defense

By Holly

…auto accident. Newman’s case has been remanded to the circuit court for further proceedings; so it will be interesting to see how a jury views the “sleep driving” evidence….

Published on: June 19, 2008

Teach Your Children about the Law of Corporations: Nursing Home Law

By Laura Orr

…Kocher emerged from court with a successful verdict, after a Multnomah County jury awarded more than $900,000 because of Stephan’s treatment at an Avamere Health Services facility in Lake Oswego….

Published on: November 2, 2015

Too Big to Sue, (new-ish) Tort Reform, Arbitration Clauses, the Supreme Court and You

By Laura Orr

…and discuss these issues intelligently, let alone be a smart consumer! Binding arbitration, Shifting burdens of proof, Consumer responsibility, Consumer protection, Judicial fairness, Collusion, Competition & monopoly, Constitutional rights, Jury…

Published on: June 5, 2020

Supreme Courts’ (Oregon and U.S.) Opinions on Oregon’s Non-unanimous Juries

By Laura Orr

“Oregon Supreme Court Tosses Non-Unanimous Jury Conviction,” by Conrad Wilson, OPB June 5, 2020. Link to the Oregon Supreme Court website. Read the U.S. Supreme Court opinion: Ramos v….

Published on: June 13, 2023

How do Federal Courts Handle Criminal Cases?

By Lee Van Duzer

…Procedure, LeFave Defending a Federal Criminal Case, Federal Defenders of San Diego Federal Criminal Procedure Litigation Manual, Satlzburg Federal Grand Jury Practice, Brenner How to Become a Federal Criminal: An…