extortion, or free speech? Updates: 1) Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Jan. 17, 2014, Obsidian opinion, docket numbers No. 12-35238 and No. 12-35319 2) Oregon attorney Daniel Reitman, Jan. 27,…
defame them. The federal appeals court in Boston put a jackhammer to the bedrock this week. In Noonan v. Staples, it ruled that even a true statement can be subject…
For a detailed description of the statutory and administrative framework for the regulation of funeral services, read this recent Oregon Court of Appeals case: Olson v. State Mortuary And…
how to present it to the court, and what to do if things don’t go your way, e.g. dismissals, appeals, etc. Please don’t confuse equity with law, justice with courts,…
PORT OF PORTLAND, Intervenors-Respondent: 2010-011 Barnes v. City of Hillsboro (or link to Order from the LUBA homepage) Excerpt: “NATURE OF THE DECISION: Petitioner appeals a city ordinance that…
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Jury Instructions Committee has completed an extensive revision of the Ninth Circuit Manual of Model Criminal Jury Instructions . The 2010 edition…
…Sites post, where the conversation begins…: “Ever wonder why someone who is in the business of selling court opinions would want to support a project that is devoted to giving…
…citation. For example, say you needed to find a case from the Oregon Court of Appeals Reports. You can enter that source into the Citation Formats search box and discover…
case, but if anyone asks, start here: Oregon Court of Appeals: State vs. Debuiser, A145479 (decided April 4, 2012) Assignments of error and compensatory fines (under ORS 137.101) “…. Defendant…
The April 2012 Oregon State Bar (OSB) Bulletin contains a detailed summary of this interesting case about blogging, bloggers, journalism, defamation, and the law: Obsidian Finance Group, LLC and…
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