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October 1, 2011 OJD Circuit Court Filing Fees
I’ve been informed that OJD hopes to have the Oct 1, 2011, court fee announcements ready to go shortly after September 16th. I’m not sure when the Oregon Circuit Courts will…
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Access to Justice: Lawyer Referral, Self-Represented Litigants, Courthouse Self-Help, and more
Working Paper from SRLN,” 10/30/12 4) “What Happens When a Federal Court Pays Attention to the Self-Represented — the Central District of California Bankruptcy Court Is A Model for Us…
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Oregon Judicial Department Court Closures in 2011 and 2012
Chief Justice Order, No. 11-033: “Order directing certain closures of all courts and offices of the Oregon Judicial Department to Address Shortfalls in Funding” ( Link to full Order.)…
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Access to Justice & the Evolving Role of Law Libraries in the 21st Century
“Report on Evolving Role of Law Libraries in the 21st Century,” by Richard Zorza “Law libraries can continue to play an integral role in the courts and justice system…
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An Evening with Walter Echo-Hawk (May 4, 2012)
“WALTER ECHO-HAWK: In his most recent book In the Courts of the Conqueror: The 10 Worst Indian Law Cases Ever Decided Echo-Hawk reveals how American law was used to…
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Oregon Judicial Department (OJD) Website Downtimes, Jan 27-30, 2012
Check the announcements and updates at the OJD website (and the Media Releases “What’s New” site) for changes to this, but as of right now, here’s the announcement: “SYSTEM…
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“The Wit, Wisdom, and Worthlessness of Law Reviews”
2010: Excerpt: “… During California’s legal “golden era” of the Gibson and Traynor Courts in the 1950s and ’60s, law reviews were cited with increasing frequency. In a classic…
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Defamation in Church: Tubra v. Cook (Oregon)
on appeal is one of first impression for Oregon appellate courts: whether the First Amendment bars recovery for a plaintiff in a claim of defamation that arose from defendants’…
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Families, holidays, divorce, and visitation
Shlep has a post (from 12/18) with lots of good links on the subject, “holiday hell week at family courts.” Let’s hope not, but … prepare for some heartbreak….