Oregon Legal Research BlogYou can read the enrolled bill and some of its legislative history at the LegiScan Texas website, which can also link you directly to the Texas legislature’s website. As…
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Minnesota Murder and Manslaughter Statutes: Criminal Code, Chapter 609 (2019)
…$40,000, or both. History: 1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.195; 1977 c 130 s 3; 1981 c 227 s 11; 1987 c 176 s 1” While you are there…
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Dingbats and the Law
…sidebar, Postscript and Post Mortem, where he gives a very brief, not to mention humorous, history of the dingbat and its application to the OSB Bulletin. [Urgh Note: I’m not…
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Learning How to Lie: a Lesson Well Taught (Washington Post article)
…with Salsa” Side Dish” “Members of Congress Fail American History Test: Only 13% Earn a Barely Passing Grade (60% or better).” Hmmm. Telling lies, making up part-truths, or simple obfuscation…
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Scotland Buys the U.S. Declaration of Independence for a Song: Scoot Your Votey McVoteface
…the business of America is business, isn’t it? At least that is what my undergraduate legal history professor always told us – and he was seldom wrong about anything.)…
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State of Oregon Law Library Research Guides
If you haven’t visited the State of Oregon Law Library (SOLL) website recently, it’s worth a visit. Make sure you also check out its collection of legal history and…
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Teaching Students That Judge Judy Is Not a Supreme Court Justice (NYT)
…Nov. 9, 2016 We all aim to do a better job learning about our country’s and the world’s history and laws and maybe also support, volunteer for, or participate in Oregon’s…
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Baseball’s Magna Carta: Setting the Rules of America’s Game
Baseball’s Magna Carta: Setting the Rules of America’s Game: An exhibit at the Oregon Historical Society. (See also the Battered Bastards of Baseball, a documentary.) “July 1 – October…
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Where and How to Find an Oregon Criminal Record Report
Oregon State Police, Public Records Unit, Criminal History Record Checks Warning: Be careful if you use a search engine to locate the Oregon criminal record check site, rather than drilling…
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Oregon CURE: Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants
I just learned about Oregon’s CURE: Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants About: “CURE History: “CURE was formally constituted as a non-profit organization in 1975 in San Antonio, Texas…