A recent Oregonian news story: “Aloha man admits to attacking his neighbor for trimming shade trees,” by Roger Gregory, December 13, 2011. The sentence? “…Sentence: Bosket was…
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Superseded Oregon Revised Statutes: A Legislative, OJD, and County Law Library Collaboration
Oregon legal researchers and attorneys rejoice! The Washington County Law Library staff are scanning the 1953-1993 ORS from statute books donated by the Oregon Supreme Court, Oregon Legislative Counsel…
An Evening with Walter Echo-Hawk (May 4, 2012)
“WALTER ECHO-HAWK: In his most recent book In the Courts of the Conqueror: The 10 Worst Indian Law Cases Ever Decided Echo-Hawk reveals how American law was used…
Notice of Oregon State Filing Fee Changes
Please note: Oregon Circuit Court Filing Fee Changes Effective October 1, 2011, and January 1, 2012 You can also reach this OJD webpage by clicking on the OJD News…
Jurors: Pay Attention to the Judge’s Instructions, or Land in Jail
From a 1/25/12, Law in the News link, we travel to this story from England: “Jurors: leave the information age—or go to jail,” by Peter Bright: Excerpt: “An English court…
How to Address a Former Speaker of the House, the President, and other Public Officials
…as, President, not Mr. x. Do not assume other public officials, candidates for public office, radio or TV news hosts, newspaper reporters, or others know correct forms of address. Look it…
When the Supreme Court “Rock” Bashes into the Stephen Colbert “Hard Place,” Brace Yourself, Bridget
Law in the News alerts us (on 2/3/12) to this provocative article: Colbert v. the Court: Why, in the battle over Citizens United, the Supreme Court never had a…
Sarcastic, Droll, and Hilarious Instructions for Online Comment Writers
…sure serious bloggers (and online news reporters) everywhere could add a few more pointed instructions to their own Comment writers. In any event, here’s a quick view of some tax…
Oregon BOLI Labor Commissioner Election Date: Not a May to December Romance
If you want to read the legislation behind all the news coverage about Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industry (BOLI) Labor Commissioner election dates: Assuming the link has not…
Take Your Kids to Work Day, April 26, 2012
Not every workplace has a Take Your Kids to Work Day (and some parents just want to know if and when they can leave their kids home alone!),…
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