Researching legislative history can sometimes require more than plowing through dusty hearing transcripts. Guides to legislative history and intent always suggest searching the secondary literature, e.g. newspaper and…
…legislative history of the enactment when that history appears useful to the court’s analysis)….…ORS 192.409(3) does not require that the attorney fees be “incurred.” The statutory construction issue in this…
…terminology, legal references, legislative history, and government structure, not to mention differences in language and spelling, make it very difficult to find similar laws. This is not to say one…
most of its written and audio legislative history at the Legislature’s OLIS website. 3) Caselaw, courtesy of the Judiciary: Don’t forget there will also be a fast growing body of…
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…
Measures for the 2012 Oregon Legislative Session are now available. You can link to the Legislature’s homepage for more information. (Note: As of today, the “index” and the “list…
If you have any interest in how Oregon state government works and would be able to work in Salem during the next Legislative session: “Legislative Administration is recruiting to…
The Oregon Secretary of State updated their website not long ago and now the Archives webpages where you will find Legislative Records has a…
Practice Free Speech Every Day! It’s easy to listen to Oregon legislative hearings. If you want to tell your legislators what you think, you can do that too: 1)…
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