Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: November 7, 2005

By Laura Orr

Oregon Supreme Court and Measure 37: The Oregon Supreme Court order of November 1st, denying a stay pending appeal in the Marion County Measure 37 opinion by Circuit…

Published on: October 16, 2005

By Laura Orr

MARION COUNTY MEASURE 37 CASE: Friday’s (10/14/05) Marion County Measure 37 case can be found here at the Marion County Circuit Court web site….

Published on: April 23, 2013

What is a “Floor Letter” and a “Note from Mother” (in the Oregon Legislature)?

By Laura Orr

…Oregon Legislature wasn’t fun?!) “A ‘floor letter’ is information put on each member’s desk during a session the day of a measure’s 3rd reading and subsequent floor vote. The floor letter…

Published on: July 29, 2014

Oregon Statewide Initiatives: How Many Signatures Are Needed? 116,284 or 87,213

By Laura Orr

…me, you’ve noticed how ill-informed most initiative signature gatherers are (however well-intentioned). They don’t know if the proposed measure is a statutory or a constitutional one and they have to…

Published on: January 5, 2015

Oregon Medical and “Recreational” Marijuana Laws

By Laura Orr

For the record, Measure 91 does not mention the word “recreation(al)” and its official “this Act shall be known as” statement says: “Control, Regulation, and Taxation of Marijuana and…

Published on: December 29, 2005

By Laura Orr

Getting a seat at the Jan 10th Measure 37 oral argument: OJD has information for people who might want to try and get a seat in the courtroom to…

Published on: April 18, 2006

By Laura Orr

Thinking about Measure 37: The latest issue of Lewis & Clark Law School’s Environmental Law Review (volume 36, no. 1, 2006) is a Measure 37 Symposium Issue. Check…

Published on: June 29, 2006

By Laura Orr

Measure 37 Rights Transferable?: Dave Hunnicutt has an article (posted 6/29/06) in the OregonCatalyst titled, “Measure 37 Rights Are Fully Transferable.”…

Published on: July 20, 2006

By Laura Orr

Measure 37 and JELL: The latest issue of the Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation (JELL), volume 20(2) 2005 (yes, that 2005 is correct – don’t ask) out of…

Published on: August 3, 2006

By Laura Orr

Measure 37 Third-Party Rights: A KATU story reports that: “A judge has ruled that property owners granted waivers from land-use rules under Measure 37 must take further steps…