Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: July 13, 2006

State Legislature Blog

By Laura Orr

State Legislatures Blog: For those policy wonks out there in legal research land, The Thicket is a blog you might not have seen yet. It’s dry (except to policy…

Published on: March 20, 2011

Farewell to the U.S. Statistical Abstract (on the budget chopping block)

By Laura Orr

The U.S. Statistical Abstract, an official and astonishingly time-saving research tool for researchers, public administrators, land use planners, and the business community world-wide, is slated for the budget chopping…

Published on: November 13, 2006

By Laura Orr

…skills for real estate and land use practice,” a CLE program held October 27, 2006, in Portland. Disclaimer: The information provided on this blog is for research purposes only….

Published on: September 21, 2006

By Laura Orr

Torts of Conversion: The latest issue of the OSB Oregon Real Estate and Land Use Digest, vol. 28, No. 4 (Aug-Sept 2006), has a nice summary of…

Published on: August 3, 2006

By Laura Orr

Measure 37 Third-Party Rights: A KATU story reports that: “A judge has ruled that property owners granted waivers from land–use rules under Measure 37 must take further steps…

Published on: March 15, 2011

Oregon State Bar (OSB) BarBooks Database

By Laura Orr

…what to do with the information you find. The other useful thing about having these online is that updates can be made easily and quickly. This list is up…

Published on: April 27, 2007

LUBA overturns Tangent decision

By Laura Orr

From the April 27th Albany Democrat-Herald: “LUBA overturns Tangent decision“ ‘The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals has struck down the city’s approval of Mel Brush’s application to bring…

Published on: April 20, 2009

Oregon Lawyer Newsletters, Journals, and Newspapers

By Laura Orr

…Litigation Journal newsletter are free online) 6) Real Estate and Land Use (RELU) (online only to OSB section members) OTHER OREGON LEGAL or LAW-RELATED PUBLICATIONS: 1) OSB Bulletin (monthly)…

Published on: August 1, 2011

Oregon Building Codes: Almost Everything You Need to Know

By Laura Orr

…something, offer lunch, dinner, or your favorite weekend retreat in exchange for information. Second: Pick up the telephone and call your city’s or county’s Land Use, Code Enforcement, or…

Published on: December 24, 2010

“Free and Online” is not Quite the Same as “Equal Access to Justice”

By Laura Orr

…reach for solo attorneys, said Fort Lauderdale commercial litigator and land use attorney Brian Seymour. The Gunster shareholder said lawyers like himself benefit from in-house law libraries….‘ (Link to full…