Oregon Legal Research Blog…“intended.” But we are all human, or most of us are in any event, and there is a limit to how much we can fit into 24 hours. Anyway, legislative…
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Proposed Oregon Medical Marijuana Policy and Legislation
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Is it always a crime to give a police officer a false name? Oregon Court of Appeals Speaks Out.
…162.385 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 133 by legislative action. It was not added to ORS chapter 162 or any series therein by legislative action….
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Oregon Revised Statutes: 1953-1967 Now Online & Publicly Accessible (Free)
Thanks to Oregon Legislative Counsel (and the Oregon Supreme Court and the State of Oregon Law Library) and the Washington County Law Library staff (read about this project in…
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Speak Out to Your Oregon State and Federal Legislators
The Oregon Legislature’s website has a “Find Your Legislator ” feature. Now that you’ve found out who your state and federal legislative representatives are, let them…
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Exploring Government Transparency
…records legislative amendments in Senate Bill 41, which among other things significantly reduces the number of exemptions allowing records to be kept secret, creates clear public records request deadlines, and…
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Oregon Legislature: Do Joint Resolutions Need a Governor’s Signature?
Question: Do Oregon Senate or House Joint Resolutions have to be signed by the Governor? Answer: (with many thanks to Legislative Counsel staff): A Senate or House Join Resolution…
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Oregon 2010 SB 1046 (Psychologists prescribing drugs)
…psychologists; creating new provisions; amending ORS 675.085 and 677.265; and declaring an emergency. Whereas the Legislative Assembly finds that it is in the public’s best interest to provide greater access…
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Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #10 (Article II, Suffrage and Elections, Sections 11-17)
…June 4, 1917] Section 15. Method of voting in legislature. In all elections by the Legislative Assembly, or by either branch thereof, votes shall be given openly or viva voce,…
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Where are the 2009 Oregon Revised Statutes?
…enacted by the Legislature and the Governor. (Note: Oregon “Effective Date of Legislation”: “In accordance with ORS 171.022, “Except as otherwise provided in the Act, an Act of the Legislative…
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Oregon Legislature: New 2009 Laws
The August/September 2009 issue of the Oregon State Bar Bulletin (OSB) had a useful list of recent legislative bills that passed this past Legislative Session. It’s a list that…