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Researching Commercial Leases in Oregon
We get questions about commercial leases mostly from attorneys, but occasionally from property owners, real estate investors, and small businesses. Here is some research advice: 1…
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The West Digest System is Your Friend
…the West Digest System.* Say what you will about the business-customer (vs. business-shareholder) side of Thomson-Reuters print and online services (and I surely won’t stop you), the legal research premise…
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Justice Bedsworth and the Erratic Judges Tackle the English Language
If you’ve never read about erratic judges, the Australian’s “nuckin futs” problem, and the “Sofa King” in the same article, you just aren’t reading enough legal literature. (Judges and…
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Traffic Week Miscellany: Human Transit, Jump Starts, and, of course, Cows
…car on the shoulder….” (link to full KCLL Klues post) 3) Cows, Cows, Cows: Cows have leading roles in The Law, from contract law to traffic law to legal research…
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“Urban Copyright Legends”: A Copyright Fact Check
…article available easily and for no cost!) [To cite this article: Brandon Butler. “Urban Copyright Legends.” Research Library Issues: A Bimonthly Report from ARL, CNI, and SPARC, no. 270 (June…
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U.S. Supreme Court Oral Argument Audiotapes (and the Oregon Appellate Courts’ Policy)
…day after the hearing, depending on the bailiff’s work flow. To obtain a copy of the CD, contact OJD at 503-986-5553. The cost is $10 per argument (as of…
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Oregon Small Claims and Traffic Court: A Free CLE, July 29, 2010
…Todd, Multnomah County Circuit Court Portland State University’s Student Legal Services Office is hosting a Small Claims and Traffic CLE this summer on July 29th, 2010. The CLE will be…
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Oregon DUII: Constitutional Right Not to Give a Blood Sample?
…(It was 0.20 percent, above the legal limit of 0.08 percent.) He said it violated his state constitutional right against unreasonable searches and seizures. Chief Justice Paul De Muniz asked…
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Another Free Law Reporter: But Why?
…we have so many better, bigger, free sources of the same information (see sidebar), some of which also have search engines. You can’t do legal research without a search engine, among…