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Oregon State Law Librarian is a 2016 Fastcase 50 List Winner
We love reading the Fastcase 50 list to find out who is doing what, why, where, and how – and especially so when there is an Oregonian on…
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AirBnB: Homeowners, Tenants, Travelers, and the Law
…out on the conversation – or are wondering when it’s time for the lawyers and politicians (and lobbyists) to start their engines, take a moment to read: “Website raises legal…
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Public Law Librarians Consulted by Supreme Court Nominee on Eve of Judiciary Committee Hearings
…(judicial hearing) handlers are mere amateurs when compared to public law librarians who are masters at Answering a Question without Answering the Question. This is a skill we practice every…
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Federal Law Preempts Oregon Law
For you non-lawyers out there, yes this sometimes happens. Lawyers really do learn useful things in law school and know things mere mortals don’t! (But not everything, so…
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Washington State Legal Research (for non-Washingtonians)
Do you have questions about Washington State law? Here are some legal research tips, which will also apply if you need to research other states’ laws (just substitute the…
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How to Find a Law Review Article: Let me count the ways
…full-service legal research database, and a research strategy, to perform a full legal literature subject search for magazine, journal, law review, newsletter, and newspaper articles.) 1) Use your Internet search…
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The Law Librarian and the FBI: A Shaggy Dog Tale in Six Parts: PART ONE
…that I had my own tale to tell of the disappearance of two of my law library’s books. In The Book Thief, a federal district court judge learns that a…
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“Incorporating Animal Law into Private Practice”
Holly Anne Gibbons, an Oregon lawyer, has written a practical article (Introduction) on “Incorporating Animal Law into Private Practice,” in the Lewis & Clark Law School journal, Animal Law…
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Learn About the Rule of Law: March 5, 2019, Judicial Outreach Week Event in Portland, Oregon
Meet and listen to Multnomah County Circuit Court Presiding Judge Steven Bushong talk and answer questions about the Rule of Law and the work of the judicial branch of…