The recent wildfires in Oregon, and tragic fire in Maui, are salient reminders that such disasters can affect any of us. They also have legal implications after the fact….
…of this book is free to download and distribute. It is in PDF, EPUB, MOBI, and iBook formats.] Read more about “Principles and Standards for Legal Research Competency.” …
We recently updated our Oregon and Portland Metro-Area Legal Assistance Resources guide. It has stretched to a little over 3 pages, so take a look to see if there…
…is legal, even if it is a game of skill….” (link to full article from the ABA Journal) And keep it in mind the next time you run out of…
I had just posted about free legal information on legal publisher websites when this hit the fan. Actually, it hit the fan yesterday, but the wind will keep blowing…
If you’re not keeping up with the National Inventory of Legal Materials, then you’re not keeping up with the effort to make all online U.S. laws easily accessible to…
…patrons who ask legal reference and legal research questions. One day we’ll write that quick and dirty legal reference guide for public libraries, but in the meantime, the Drake Law…
…who does know how to cook. (Or you can order out, e.g. not unlike hiring a lawyer.) Legal research is not unlike cooking. Yes, if you want to do it…
National Conference on Copyright of State Legal Materials If you don’t think it matters, i.e. free access to current and historical local law, then you aren’t paying attention. We…
…park has been granted personhood, and a river system is expected to receive the same soon. The unusual designations, something like the legal status that corporations possess, came out of…
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