I’m an energetic advocate of DIY Legal Research (as are most public law library librarians) and a somewhat less than enthusiastic advocate of DIY Lawyering (aka self-help, self-representation, pro…
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Verdict $5.2 million: Law Professor vs Legal Publisher (with a side of free legal research and Fastcase)
…those 2 professors are having a very good holiday weekend, here is some Free, Legal Research database news that will please – from Bob Ambrogi’s Law Sites, “Public Domain Group…
Book: A Layperson’s Guide to Legal Research and Self-Help Law Books
“A Layperson’s Guide to Legal Research and Self-Help Law Books,” by Kendall Svengalis (author and publisher of the extraordinary and invaluable “Legal Information Buyer’s Guide & Reference Manual,” which…
Access to Justice? “Change afoot in American civil justice system” (Legal Rebels)
…survey (PDF), which found that: Litigation is too expensive (81 percent). Because of those costs, smaller cases are not litigated and access is denied (82 percent). Litigation costs are…
Casemaker vs Fastcase: Closed vs “Open” Source
…the same way we do with all our other legal research databases anyone can subscribe to, from Lexis, to Westlaw, LoisLaw, Fastcase, etc. The bottom line is, at least in…
History of Canine Jurisprudence in New York
text of case law and show you how to research subjects, case names, and judge names and how to update your legal research using judicial, legislative, and administrative databases….
Legal Research Class: City of Damascus v. Henry R. Brown, Jr. (Oregon Court of Appeals, 2014)
I could use this case to teach an entire course on Oregon legal research to lawyers, law students, legislators, and self-represented litigants: City of Damascus v. Henry R….
Indexes: How to Save Time When Researching Legal or Criminal Justice Subjects
Whether you’re researching juvenile sex offender laws or marijuana taxation or jails or something in between, you will want to use an Index, that is, “indexes to periodical literature,”…
Teaching and Learning U.S. Law as a Second Language: Legal English
Are you an “English as a Second (or 3rd or 4th) Language” law student or lawyer? Are you thinking about going abroad to teach U.S. law or legal research…
Researching Oregon Paternity Law and Determinations
library to find free or low–cost access to those subscription databases. (Termination of parental rights is a separate, but sometimes related, issue. In the future, we will address how to…
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