Today is Oregon’s birthday and the Oregon Historical Society and Portland State University have teamed up to bring you the Oregon Encyclopedia as a gift. From the Oregon Blue…
Thank you to the Lane County Law Librarian for her help in compiling this information. (And check out her great Oregon legal research guides , too.) SCRIP and…
…etc.? A: Sources of laws and regulations: 1) Oregon Statutes and Regulations: look in the Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS), which are online and also in print at many public libraries…
You will need to research statutes and regulations on adult adoption in Oregon, but the following might be good places to start to get an overview of the process,…
1) From Salem’s Statesman Journal: Oregon’s high court explores the limits of consent, State’s top lawyers argue case that could alter drunken-driving enforcement, by Peter Wong, Statesman Journal, December…
If you think you live in the most interesting of times, you are not reading enough history – or not reading the right wild and crazy stories that make…
Everyone needs a break from the law – don’t they? How about a history break? The Oregon Encyclopedia (The OE), an online resource for Oregon history and…
…history of the U.S. Senate: “June 1, 1950 As Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine boarded the Senate subway, she encountered the junior senator from Wisconsin, Joe McCarthy. “Margaret, you…
On the countdown to the 2010 Legislative Session, I offer this: While listening to a particularly interesting Oregon Legislative Committee hearing (yes, they can be interesting), I noticed how…
Legislative History 4) Step-Three Analysis: General Maxims of Statutory Construction 5) ORS Chapter 174 Statutory Rules of Agency 6) Interpretation of Statutes and Regulations 7) Interpreting the Oregon Constitution 8)…
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