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Honda Civic Hybrid Lawsuit: Small Claims Court vs. Class Action Settlement
…list of links to state small claims courts. HALT also has information about Small Claims Courts and representing oneself in court. In Oregon, check with your county’s Justice or…
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When the Supreme Court “Rock” Bashes into the Stephen Colbert “Hard Place,” Brace Yourself, Bridget
…chance,” Dahlia Lithwick, Slate dot com, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 Excerpt: “…. When a 91-year-old former justice is patiently explaining to a comedian that corporations are not people, it’s clear…
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“Animal Law” Courthouse Rooftop Secret Sculpture Garden: “Cat on Trial”
edition of their book: “Representing Justice,” but locals may recognize the sculptures. There is a field trip in my future. The “Law of Nature” sculpture might be more familiar….
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How to Start a Clemency Clinic (and other Blueprints for Compassion and Redemption)
“Clemency Clinics: A Blueprint for Justice,” by Ken Strutin, LLRX, June 17, 2012 Excerpt: “Clemency (mercy), pardon (absolution), commutation (substitution), amnesty (forgetting), and reprieve (suspension) are drawn from…
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Can a Strategically Crafted Website Trump a Lawsuit?
many of the Justice’s questions and assumptions about Real High School Life (specifically for young women). I wonder if that onslaught of “are you kidding me?!!” types of broadcast reaction…
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Quiz: Cultural Literacy for Judges (humor)
“Cultural Literacy for Judges,” by Justice William W. Bedsworth, from: A Criminal Waste of Space, August 2012: Excerpt: ‘The headline in the London Daily Mail said, “Out-of-touch judges to…
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Oregon Attorney 2012 CLEs: Animal Law, Learning the Ropes, and ICWA
Welfare Act), glowing feedback, even. Several county law libraries lend MCLE course materials to Oregon attorneys for self-study. Or, contact the MCLE folks at OSB: “Access to Justice: Juvenile Law…
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DIY Legal Research vs. DIY Lawyering
I’m an energetic advocate of DIY Legal Research (as are most public law library librarians) and a somewhat less than enthusiastic advocate of DIY Lawyering (aka self-help, self-representation, pro…
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Oregon Supreme Court Defines the Word “Tampers”
…Opinion of the Court by Justice Thomas A. Balmer. Today, the Oregon Supreme Court held that the word “tampers,” as used in the third-degree criminal mischief statute, requires conduct that…