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Supreme Courts’ (Oregon and U.S.) Opinions on Oregon’s Non-unanimous Juries
“Oregon Supreme Court Tosses Non-Unanimous Jury Conviction,” by Conrad Wilson, OPB June 5, 2020. Link to the Oregon Supreme Court website. Read the U.S. Supreme Court opinion: Ramos v….
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Oregon Court of Appeals Sniffs the Weed and Finds it “not inherently unpleasant”: Oregon v. Lang
Oregon v. Lang, 273 Or App 113 (2015), (Benton County Circuit Court CM1320460; A154498) Citations below are to the online, unofficial advance sheet version of this case, and available…
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Is a Backpack Inventory by Police a Warrantless Search? Oregon v. Hite (2014)
November 05, 2014: Court of Appeals: State of Oregon v. Jason Paul Hite (A150288 – Lane County Circuit Court) HADLOCK, J. “Defendant seeks reversal of a number of convictions…
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Superseded Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) Appearing on Oregon Legislature Website: 1953-1997
Legislative Counsel have created an ORS Archives website where they will be posting the 1953-1997 ORS. Currently the 1953-1957 statutes have been posted to the website: Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS):…
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Oregon Legal Assistance Resource Guide: Free and Low-Cost Lawyer Advice
Oregon lawyers have a network of legal assistance nonprofits, legal aid, and other legal organizations where you can get legal advice from licensed Oregon lawyers in good standing with…
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Exploring Government Transparency
Transparency Initiative, courtesy of the Department of Justice’s new Government Transparency Counsel, Michael Kron, and Communications and Policy Director, Tony Green. In particular they spoke about the current proposed public…
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Have you Ever Read Oregon Measure 5 or Measure 11?
libraries may have the original voter pamphlets as well. You can find information about Measure 11 and its current updates at the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) Research and Statistics…
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Basic Oregon Legal Research Resources
This is a shortlist of some basic, and frequently overlooked, Oregon legal research resources (and one non-Oregon title), for the new Oregon attorney or legal researcher. Most of these…
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Oregon Innocence Project: Two Views of the Constitution, Criminal Prosecution, and Criminal Defense
copy.) “Why Oregon Innocence Project has raised questions about notorious murder case (OPINION),” by Steve Wax, April 5, 2016, Legal Director of Oregon Innocence Project, a program of Oregon Justice…