…proceedings serious?) That is, if you have an adversary who knows how to research law and legal procedure, if you will appear before a judge in a court of record…
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Oregon Law Librarian Wins National Award for 1953-1993 Oregon Revised Statutes Digitization Project
…scannable, so library staff members spent years tracking down missing volumes and pages, to provide a publicly accessible, free legal resource for Oregon law researchers….” [See full press release.] Previous…
Legal Research Class: City of Damascus v. Henry R. Brown, Jr. (Oregon Court of Appeals, 2014)
I could use this case to teach an entire course on Oregon legal research to lawyers, law students, legislators, and self-represented litigants: City of Damascus v. Henry R….
Oregon / Portland-Metro Area (Mostly Free) Legal Assistance Resources
We recently updated our Oregon and Portland Metro-Area Legal Assistance Resources guide. It has stretched to a little over 3 pages, so take a look to see if there…
Death by Failure to Research: Could You Pass a Legal Research Competency Test?
…of this book is free to download and distribute. It is in PDF, EPUB, MOBI, and iBook formats.] Read more about “Principles and Standards for Legal Research Competency.” …
Legal Style Manuals: “The Bluebook: Uniform System of Citation”
…(p. 17) Disclaimer : The information provided on this blog is for research purposes only. We do not provide legal advice, nor do we endorse any person, product, or…
More Free and Searchable Legal Databases
…of cases databases at cases.justia.com/. There are LOW-COST legal research databases for those who want and need a bit more control over your searching options. A guide to these low-cost…
Rivers in New Zealand Can Have Legal Status as Persons (NYT)
…park has been granted personhood, and a river system is expected to receive the same soon. The unusual designations, something like the legal status that corporations possess, came out of…
Law Students, Get Smart: Mine Your County Law Library
The Legal Research is Easy blog post, Hone Those Research Skills, is California-based, but the lessons it teaches apply to law students in every state where public law libraries…
2014 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction accepting entries
“2014 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction accepting entries To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the publication of To Kill A Mockingbird, and to honor former Alabama law student…
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