Oregon Legal Research BlogIt all started with a simple citation. One of our patrons had a case from the Oregon Court of Appeals and was looking for previous history information. The first…
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The Saga of the Missing EAB Decisions
Search Results for: label/Legislative history
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Oregon Judicial (Judge) Vacancies, Selection, and Election
…can be useful, but watch for election updates at official sites, for example the Oregon Secretary of State Elections webpages. 5) How about a little Oregon judicial history? 6) Not…
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Women and Politics: Chi-Raq (Spike Lee), Pussy Fights Back (Nation), and If Hillary Groped Men (NYT)
…Lee’s Chi-Raq (movie inspired by Lysistrata) And some links to a couple of fun Oregon women’s’ political history stories: Oregon Women in History: ‘We Can’t Do Much Worse Than…
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How do we organize a constitutional government to prevent abuse of power?
…power.” Great minds will differ on the subject. You can use dictionaries and databases (or books) on history and government to find a definition. You can also start by typing…
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Oregon Ballot Measures Archives Project
I’m thrilled to report on this story (librarians have weird wish-lists) from the Salem Statesman Journal: Project seeks to gather history of Oregon measures ‘PORTLAND, Ore. — Within the…
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New Feature on Oregon Legislature Website
…Relating to Clause Current Location of Bill Fiscal and Revenue Statements Staff Measure Summaries Measure History All Versions of the Measure The previous…
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Which Version of Dred Scott, Plessy, or Bush v. Gore Do You Want?: U.S. Supreme Court Rewrites (ur, edits) Past Opinions
…stand a chance against a Supreme Court and a Congress (let’s not forget the “editing” of the Congressional Record) that have no scruples when it comes to rewriting history? But…
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Legal Challenge to 2007 Oregon Censorship Law
…for judging the material as a whole, nor for considering its serious literary, artistic or scientific value, went into effect January 1…. (full Publishers Weekly story). Legislative information: The Oregon…
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The Oregon Legislature and the Satanic Versus: Supplemental vs. Special
It’s not enough for the Oregon House and Senate to pass a bill; the Governor needs to sign it. Here is a link to the Governor’s legislative web page…
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Oregon Laws 2007 and the Family Fairness Act
…codification to you, but you’d fall asleep, so I won’t.) As you try and follow the links below, remember that direct links to certain legislative pages just aren’t always possible….