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Special State Criminal Courts for Veterans
I read an interesting story in the National Law Journal (12/22/08, vol. 31, no. 17, p.1) about special state courts just for veterans. It’s free on their website…
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Oregon State Court Fees Change July 1, 2009
See the explanatory memo at the Oregon State Bar (OSB): “Effective July 1, 2009, some state court filing fees will change due to 2007 legislative changes that become effective…
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Oregon State Office Closures (Furlough Days) in 2010
Most Oregon state offices will close on Friday, March 19, and 26,500 state employees will take mandatory unpaid furloughs on that day. Other Check with Oregon Department of Administrative…
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Oregon Statewide Initiatives: How Many Signatures Are Needed? 116,284 or 87,213
From the Secretary of State’s “Make or Change State Law website“, as of today: “The number of valid signatures required to qualify an initiative for the ballot is based…
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Ouch! Another Lesson in Statutory Interpretation: Oregon Court of Appeals Pulls Out its Hair: State v. Lewis (2014)
State v. Lewis (A152266, 2014) Multnomah County Circuit Court (111235241) “We conclude that the state failed to present sufficient evidence that the victim in this case suffered “physical injury,”…
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Evaluating State Court Self-Help Programs
…law library, legal aid office, a nonprofit legal assistance service, or your state representatives.) For example, in Oregon, visit the Oregon Law Help website and check out the Legal Assistance Resources…
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State Buries Slide Risk? Not digging that hole might get you buried
Real research means digging deeply and not all holes you dig are perilous ones. Some might save your life. Oregonian, Jan.20th, 2008, State Keeps Slide Risk to Itself,…
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Promoting Access to Justice with Oregon State Bar E-Books (on Amazon)
Oregon State Bar: Promoting Access to Justice with E-Books “The OSB Legal Publications department launched a new project in May that we wanted to tell you about. We have begun…
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America’s Body Cam Laws: NPR Survey
We are a country of federal, state, and local laws (and international treaties, for that matter). So when someone asks, “What’s the Law On …,” law librarians and lawyers need…