Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: September 5, 2014

Quotation of the Week, re Moving Work to Customers

By Laura Orr

“…. A subtle, calculated business principle enabled by today’s electronic technology and increasingly used by businesses and government is to move work to customers….“ From: NCSC’s “Multnomah County, Oregon,…

Published on: September 20, 2013

Facelift for Oregon Legislature’s Website and Stay Tuned for More Superseded ORS

By Laura Orr

The new Oregon Legislature’s website goes live Oct 1, 2013. This is great news for legislative and legal researchers (and government wonks, too). 1) Superseded ORS, 1953 – present:…

Published on: July 12, 2013

Affordable Care Act: Legislative Histories: Not for the Fainthearted or the Lazy

By Laura Orr

…us has the patience to shepherd bills through the state or federal (or local) legislative process without going berserk – and having everyone scream at you day and night? Not…

Published on: May 16, 2013

Oregon Lawyers and Clients with Hearing Impairment: What is the Law?

By Laura Orr

A recent Oregon Law Practice Management (OLPM) blog post on this subject is one place to begin reading about this subject, including brief discussions of the duties of public…

Published on: April 15, 2013

Oregon Code Enforcement: Weeds, Noise, Parking, Unsafe Buildings, and other Complaints

By Laura Orr

…the type of complaint: private, public, noise, parking, etc. and 2) who has jurisdiction: that is, which government or private entity is responsible for the problem and which entity can…

Published on: May 4, 2006

By Laura Orr

…with credit counseling or with providing free or low-cost legal advice relevant to the patron’s particular situation. However, several websites are maintained by government entities that discuss issues of repayment…

Published on: October 9, 2011

Legal Research Resources for Students of all Ages

By Laura Orr

The Portland State University Government Documents librarian has updated their legal research resources webpage . You’ll find a lot of excellent information and maybe just what you’re looking…

Published on: May 31, 2006

By Laura Orr

Local Government Law: Portland’s Charter Review project is both dry and fascinating. If you will be asked to vote on it (e.g. you are a Portland resident), here is…

Published on: September 29, 2006

By Laura Orr

Oregon Law Commission and Maui: Hearings on Oregon’s government’s ethics laws Wednesday, Oct. 4, hearing from 2 to 5 p.m. in State Capitol Hearing Room B in Salem, or…

Published on: November 17, 2006

By Laura Orr

of the 11/15/06 government ethics panel meeting up at their web site, but Oregonian has an editorial on the subject today, 11/17/06, and so does the Salem Statesman Journal….