Oregon Legal Research BlogFrom the Law Librarian Blog (2): SCOTUS Style Manual Available for Purchase Excerpt: “In Supreme Court’s Style Manual is Private No More, Tony Mauro reports that the US…
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SCOTUS-Style Manual Available for Purchase
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What the Bleep Does Metro (Oregon) Do? Hint: Don’t Ask a Reporter or Radio Show Guest or Host
I heard 3 people last week (and countless others before last week) on radio news and podcasts make erroneous statements about what Metro does. This is nothing new. I’ve…
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UELMA in Oregon: 2013 HB 2944: Is that Online Statute Legally Correct?
The most important way is to make sure that federal, state, and local governments post authenticated, official laws online. This is where UELMA comes in. Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act…
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How Do You Move a County Boundary in Oregon? Make a change in state law.
The Oregon legislature will consider a proposal this year to adjust the boundary between Multnomah and Washington counties so that approximately 160 acres, known as “Area 93,” would change…
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State Court Budget Cuts and Access to Justice
We may have 3 equal branches of government , but the Legislative Branch decides how much money each branch gets – and voters get to decide who the legislators…
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Non-Lawyers Authorized to Assist Self-Represented Litigants in Washington State
On June 15, 2012, the Washington State Supreme Court adopted a new rule: APR 28, entitled “Limited Practice Rule for Limited License Technicians” You can link to the text…
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Authority of State (Oregon) to Enforce Federal Funeral Service Regulations
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…
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State of the Oregon Courts: Chief Justice DeMuniz Speech
The Oregon Judicial Department has posted the video of Chief Justice Muniz’s State of the Courts speech to the Salem City Club and the text of his State of…
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Oregon State Court Furlough, August 17, 2012
“Reminder — Oregon State Courts Closed Friday, August 17, for Mandatory Furlough Oregon state courts and their offices will be closed Friday, August 25, 2012, because of budget cuts….
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Early, Absentee, and Mail Voting in the United States
The National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) created this 50 state-by-state U.S. map….