Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: July 3, 2014

Educating Homeless Children: Legal Requirements (ABA Report)

By Laura Orr

Gallagher Blogs, July 2, 2014, post: Educating Homeless Kids: “Nearly a quarter of homeless people are children.* Over a million children were homeless at the start of the 2010-2011…

Published on: January 5, 2007

Zines and the Law

By Laura Orr

To me, zines are print blogs. I’m not talking about e-zines (they are just blogs – aren’t they?). I think print zines should be encouraged because 1) lots of…

Published on: October 31, 2006

By Laura Orr

…are too busy to track all your favorite blogs, and even if your RSS is getting out of hand, give yourself a mini-vacation and try reading just your top 3-4…

Published on: March 31, 2006

By Laura Orr

A Taxonomy of Legal Blogs: Learn about what a taxonomy is and legal blogs all in one swell foop, here. (Thanks to Howard Bashman’s incomparable How Appealing blog…

Published on: August 24, 2012

Court Puts the Brakes on Armstrong Lawsuit

By Laura Orr

Gallagher Blogs (Law Library, University of Washington) gives us a useful legal research-focused news and document round-up of the Lance Armstrong lawsuit up through Aug. 21, 2012. News on…

Published on: March 21, 2006

By Laura Orr

My Shingle: One of my favorite solo practitioner blogs, and the one I recommend the most is MyShingle. For some mysterious reason it has twice disappeared from…

Published on: February 24, 2006

By Laura Orr

Law Practice Blogs and Beds: Yes, there are lots of them out there, but not all of them are great. Some are ok, others are blah, a few are…

Published on: December 8, 2005

By Laura Orr

Best Law Blogs – Your Turn to Vote: You have until 12/15 to record your vote. Here are the finalists for Best Law Blogs 2005….

Published on: July 1, 2008

Handbags and Why Do They (Big Law Associates) Hate Us (Big Law)?

By Laura Orr

…means of production for publishers, leading to a fast proliferation of new media. Several of the most prominent legal blogs, including Above the Law and Greedy Associates…

Published on: May 11, 2008

New Blawgers: What about Comments?

By Laura Orr

…I do talk about Comments when I talk to lawyers and librarians about blawging). So, here goes: Comments Intro: When preparing your Blog Strategy, it is important to think about…