…more information on the creation of this statute, we would need to find the legislative history of 1957 Senate Bill 375. Federal laws have similar notes that provide the history…
A new book out by a fellow law librarian: “What Good is Legislative History? Justice Scalia in the Federal Courts of Appeals,” By Joseph L. Gerken, Reference Librarian University…
Finding the history of a judicial opinion or a statute is relatively straightforward, if only because we do that research so often. This is not the situation when researching…
State of Oregon v. Ian George Vanornum (SC S060715), decided December 27, 2013: Excerpt, p. 7: “…. The initial question that this case raises — whether ORCP 59…
managing that miracle.) Previous blog posts on our superseded ORS digitization project can be found with these tags, among others: Gutbusters Superseded ORS Legislative History Legislative Counsel (who…
…Oregon v. Palomo, the Oregon Court of Appeals weighs in and defines the word “fee,” with a little help from a dictionary and a legislative history. Oregon v. Palomo A148047…
People new to legal research don’t know that legal histories can be found in judicial opinions and not just in books, articles, or legislative history compilations. There is a…
The Legal Genealogist tells an interesting Oregon genealogical, name change, and legislative history story: “The Grandson” Visit the Legal Genealogist website and blog for lots more fascinating legal genealogical stories….
…getting quite a few Legislative History questions, from hither and yon, about new and old statutes. So, in the interest of those who would like a few hints on where…
can find Committee Ponies (or is that Ponys’ ?) at the excellent OLIS service from the Oregon State Legislature. It won’t eliminate the need for complicated legislative history research for…
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