could do to free public access to the laws. Talk to state law librarians, state court judges, and others about their interactions with the multinational legal publishing companies. Oregon is…
“My View: Emergency clause abuses democracy,” Portland Tribune, 27 January 2015, by Richard F. LaMountain Background: Oregon Constitution Art. 1, Section 1. Natural rights inherent in people. We declare…
…laws. From the Local Budget Law page of the Oregon Department of Revenue: “Most local governments in Oregon must prepare and adopt an annual or biennial budget. Schools, counties, cities,…
…any given year, here are some handy-dandy lists, courtesy of the Secretary of State’s Oregon Blue Book: Oregon Legislature, Chronology of Regular Sessions Oregon Legislature, Chronology of Special Sessions…
State laws that govern Oregon political parties. (Federal law also governs political party campaign finance and related activities, but that is a subject for bloggers and scholars more educated…
Are there free, online, downloadable, official forms you can use to write a legally enforceable Oregon will? Sorry, but the answer is no, at least not if you want…
If you’re researching Oregon employment law, you need to figure out if you want materials on private sector, public sector, collective bargaining, independent contractors, employment discrimination, wage & hour…
…libraries around Oregon. (But call first to make sure your library has it in print. Not all libraries get the official print version.) Note that any legislation passed in the…
Every legal researcher needs archived, historic or just plain out of print documents once in a while. Oregon has you covered. If you’re a crypto or an avowed historian,…
Legislative Counsel have created an ORS Archives website where they will be posting the 1953-1997 ORS. Currently the 1953-1957 statutes have been posted to the website: Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS):…
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