Oregon Legal Research BlogAsk and ye shall find. From Legislative Counsel: “We plan to have the 2013 ORS posted on the legislative website by the end of January.” Our official print…
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Where are Superseded (Archived) Oregon Revised Statutes?
…progress. We have been reassured by Legislative Counsel that the superseded ORSs will be on the new website shortly. (New websites take time, lots of time to pull themselves together,…
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Book: Scalia and Garner on Judicial Persuasion
…in written briefs….…Scalia’s voice will be present in the book nonetheless, Garner says. Asked if Scalia, in advising lawyers how to persuade judges, warns against citing legislative history — one…
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Privatization of Access to Taxpayer-Funded Government Documents Continues
…very long time (decades, in fact). Here is a summary from WisBlog, “Exclusive Rights to GAO Legislative Histories Sold to Thomson West?” (thanks, Bonnie!), with links to relevant documents and…
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Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) Copyrighted Material
…Statutes. We’ve sent Oregon back two letters. The first reviews the law and explains to the Legislative Counsel why their assertion of copyright over the state statutes is particularly weak,…
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More on: Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) Copyrighted Material
…the take down request. Read more at Boing Boing , and check out the documents at Public.Resource.Org’s Oregon Legislative Counsel Scribd site . Documents currently available: State of…
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Oregon “Cameras Up Skirts” Bill: 2015 HB 2596 (amending ORS 163.700)
…by clothing and are intended to be protected from being seen….” Read the full bill and any legislative history and budget impact reports that are generated….” Tip: Bills are rewritten…
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Book: Piracy: The Intellectual Property Wars From Gutenberg to Gates
…to spread cheap reprints of popular sheet music. In the 1950s, a pirate music label named Jolly Roger issued recordings by Louis Armstrong and other jazz greats from LP’s that…
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Minnesota Murder and Manslaughter Statutes: Criminal Code, Chapter 609 (2019)
…what they are, look for state legislative or court style guides, e.g. Citing Minnesota Legal Sources, or use “The Bluebook, a Uniform System of Citation” Blue Pages). Note: Official compilations…
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The PRINT 2015 Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) are Now Available
The online 2015 ORS will appear shortly, at least we hope before the official start of the 2016 Legislative Session. The official PRINT ORS is available at law and public…