Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: March 15, 2007

Doing Business Abroad: Do Your Homework

By Laura Orr

will get you to official government web sites, such as those at the State Department or your own state’s economic development web pages. 2) I’d also contact the Oregon State…

Published on: March 13, 2007

It’s 10 p.m. Do You Know When Your Tow Truck Operator Was Released?

By Laura Orr

Know your tow truck operator. From the Washington County Sheriff’s Department story, “Oh Thank Goodness the Tow Truck Is Here.” (Yes, I know there is another side to tow…

Published on: November 15, 2006

By Laura Orr

started on newspaper reporters who write about the law). The Oregon Tax Court case is North Harbour Corp vs. Department of Revenue, 16 OTR 91 (2002) and the statute is…

Published on: August 18, 2006

By Laura Orr

OJD Web Site Temporarily Unavailable this Weekend: Do your OJD research today. The OJD web Site posted this notice today: “Due to scheduled maintenance, the Oregon Judicial Department…

Published on: August 7, 2006

By Laura Orr

in print. The online source will be the U.S. Department of State. The Los Angeles County Law Library, among others, has a nice little guide to treaty research….

Published on: July 17, 2006

By Laura Orr

ODOT is Full of It: There is loads of useful information at the Oregon Department of Transportation web site. I couldn’t find an online copy of the…

Published on: November 9, 2005

By Laura Orr

of Measure 37 information may be found at these web sites: 1000 Friends of Oregon, Oregonians in Action, Oregon Department of Land Conservation, or the League of Oregon Cities….

Published on: December 5, 2012

Oregon Employment Law: Independent Contractors

By Laura Orr

This is a complex area of employment law and you can never read too much about it. The Oregon Law Practice Management blog has this 12/3/12 post: “Mission Impossible:…

Published on: December 21, 2012

OJD study of historical funding for programs formerly paid for through court fees

By Laura Orr

Laws 2012): OJD study of historical funding for programs formerly paid for through court fees: county mediation/conciliation and law library programs, December 2012, Oregon Judicial Department. Note: this report does…

Published on: December 28, 2012

Oregon Courts: 2013 Holiday and Furlough Closures

By Laura Orr

Visit the Oregon Judicial Department (soon to be the Oregon Judicial Branch) for updates on court holidays and closures….