Oregon Legal Research BlogIf you’ve been following the news stories about this case, you might want to read the full LUBA opinion: MICHELLE BARNES, Petitioner, vs. CITY OF HILLSBORO, Respondent, and…
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Oregon Small Claims Court Limit Raised to $10,000
Please note corrected effective date for this law – and thank you to the lawyers who alerted me to this! The Oregon Small Claims Court jurisdictional limit has…
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Updated Definition of an Oregon Public Record
…Effective Date: August 2, 2011. Chapter: 645 (2011 Laws). “Relating to public records; creating new provisions; amending ORS 192.005 and 192.502; and declaring an emergency….” (HTML and the…
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May the Best Decision Win: Hackers, Worms, Power, and Digital Law
…the Oregon Supreme Court and are the official published decisions of the Oregon Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and Tax Court. ORS 2.150. For citation purposes, use the official case…
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Free Legal Forms Templates (NOT fill-in-the-blank forms!)
We’re beginning to compile a list of free, online, legal formatting templates. NOTE: this is NOT a list of “fill in the blank” legal action-specific forms. These are very simple forms…
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Copyrighted State Legal Forms can Protect Consumers
While most government documents are in the public domain, not all of them are. Here’s a story about some copyrighted state legal forms and the state (Montana) that…
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Grandparent Visitation Laws
The Oregonian published an interesting AP article describing grandparent visitation law and practice around the country. Oregonian (AP) story, “States’ grandparent visitation laws raise concern,” Nov. 5,…
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Can Laypersons Ordained Online Officiate at Weddings?
Some stories just catch your eye – from Justia Verdict (via Law in the News ): “ Can Laypersons Ordained Online as Universal…
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Who Owns the Road, the Street, the Highway?
We sometimes get this type of question: Where can I find the laws governing the allowed size (height, weight, length, etc.) of trucks using the roads and…
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Online Fill-in-the-Blank Oregon Estate Planning: Caveats
I came across a couple of good articles with tips for people who use fill-in-the-blank estate planning form. One is from a Consumer Reports story, “Write Your Own…