Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: December 22, 2006

U.K. Legal Database

By Laura Orr

From a place where Crown Copyright reigns supreme, we now have this wonderful public database of U.K. Statutes. Our roots are here, or should I say there, so…

Published on: January 9, 2008

“More Eager I am to Pay a Lawyer than a Crook”: Consumer Law – No Small Matter for Ordinary People

By Laura Orr

…you off every day and what you can do about it.” I’ve been working lately on a proposal for my local bar, judges, and legal aid attorneys to make it…

Published on: May 4, 2006

By Laura Orr

Public Q&A: The following question (and answer) is a good example of why law librarians caution public librarians when they try and respond to legal questions posed by members…

Published on: November 28, 2007

Book: Scalia and Garner on Judicial Persuasion

By Laura Orr

Good heavens, what next? A non-jurisprurient U.S. Supreme Court book that will possibly become a best-seller, at least among the wonkish: legal, political, librarian, and chattering all. Thanks to…

Published on: February 13, 2007

Babysitting and the Law

By Laura Orr

** Please see the June 2009 update (or click on the Babysitting label). ** This is the time of year when the babysitting questions appear with increasing…

Published on: January 13, 2009

Leaving Children Home Alone (in Oregon) – Update

By Laura Orr

See recent updates (e.g. 2/10/11 , 6/15/09 ), but also click on the Home Alone label in the sidebar. Some who just left me a Comment on…

Published on: October 24, 2005

By Laura Orr

AUTO LAW FROM OSB: The grapevine tells me that OSB will be offering a new CLE deskbook (aka manual, looseleaf, or in OSB nomenclature, publication) on Automobile Law. This…

Published on: February 18, 2007

“How to Find a Lawyer:” the TV & the Web Show

By Laura Orr

…program for the OSB LegalLinks series, which you will be able to view at the OSB public web pages, after its March 13th taping. Thank you to OSB for…

Published on: August 26, 2014

Notario Fraud Conference (Oregon State Bar CLE, 9/24/14)

By Laura Orr

Notario Fraud Conference at the bar on September 24, 2014 from 1:00 to 4:45 p.m. at the OSB Center. The conference is co-sponsored by the Oregon Chapter of American Immigration…

Published on: November 16, 2006

By Laura Orr

Oregon Forfeiture Law: I know “everyone” says that they spend 15 minutes reading the Oregonian and about the same with the OSB Bulletin, but you miss an awful lot…