…The Oregonian reports today (6/29) that the Oregon State Police will launch on Friday a (not “the”) sex offender whereabouts web site. There isn’t yet anything on their web site,…
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No-sir-ee-bob, Ma’am
Judges don’t want to be called Sir or Ma’am (here, under Decorum, Rule 9) but that doesn’t mean Sir and Ma’am aren’t exceedingly useful in other situations. In my…
Solving the Old, Broken Down Courthouse Problem?
Oregon isn’t the only state with its courthouses on the verge of collapse (see page 32 of the report) (re “collapse”: only a mild exaggeration if the judges and…
Opportunity Costs of Blogging
As the Oregon Legal Research blogger, I’ve stretched the scope of my “blog focus” to include writing for and answering questions from pro se patrons, public librarians, lawyers, community…
Oregon Lawyers in Guantanamo
The April 2007 issue of the Oregon State Bar Bulletin story by Melody Finnemore, “Uncharted Waters,” here. Excerpt: “As a law student, Sam Kauffman never imagined he would see…
“Is it legal?” in the Library
…to work in a county where the Judges talk to the Sheriff and they all talk with the County Commissioners about how to coordinate their efforts, put the brakes on…
Municipal Courts and DUII in Astoria
For some reason the subject of municipal courts, their jurisdiction, appeals from, and their judges keeps popping up these past couple of weeks. I was scanning the newspapers from…
Are You Paying for “Free” Legal Forms?
…state already makes the correct forms available free of charge. It’s not unusual to find “cheap,” “low-cost,” and “free, if …” legal forms online that judges and public law librarians…
“What Good is Legislative history?”
…(and not just in the U.S. – it was a big, a huge, deal when some judges in the U.K. courts started using legislative history instead of relying only on…
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