Oregon Legal Research BlogThe Oregon Judicial Department has this official NOTICE ABOUT ONLINE CRIMINAL RECORDS SEARCHES: “July 31, 2008 We have received many complaints since July 21 about inaccurate and outdated information…
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2011 Oregon State Bar Unlawful Practice of Law Task Force Report
You can read the Oregon State Bar (OSB) “2011 Unlawful Practice of Law Task Force Report“ at the OSB website (under the Surveys, Reports & Research tab,…
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Happy Thanksgiving!
and unusual punishment. Tofurkey Producer Sues Texas over Labeling Laws The makers of Tofurkey, Turtle Island Foods, is an Oregon company that produces plant-based products. They have filed a suit…
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Revisionist History (Malcolm Gladwell) and the Law
Gladwell’s podcasts (now in their 2nd season) are entertaining, enlightening, and law-full (i.e. full of legal history, stories, and “well, that was seriously interesting!” moments). Don’t be lead astray…
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License to Print Money? Researching Marijuana Taxation Law, History, and Practice
A recent bill in the Oregon Legislature, 2009 HB 3274 (HTML or PDF), and a question from a patron, started me thinking about what my research strategy might look…
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What Do People (and Lawyers) Ask Public Law Librarians?
…being law enforcement. We helped him find the answer to his question through legislative history research assistance both online and in print. • Non-attorney wanted to do research on medical…
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Criminal Laws Passed in the 2011 Oregon Legislative Session
The Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (OCDLA) Legislative Committee has posted a list of the criminal laws that were passed in the 2011 Oregon Legislative (General) Session….
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Legislative Words: What are Congressional “Terms,” “Sessions,” “Adjournment,” and “Recesses”?
…place to start: “Sessions, Adjournments, and Recesses of Congress,“ by Richard S. Beth, Specialist on Congress and the Legislative Process, and Jessica Tollestrup, Analyst on Congress and the Legislative Process,…
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Book: Piracy: The Intellectual Property Wars From Gutenberg to Gates
The Chronicle of Higher Education has a February 21, 2010, article about this book: “Yo, Ho, Ho, and a Digital Scrum: History shows that intellectual property is more…
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Babysitting and the Law
** Please see the June 2009 update (or click on the Babysitting label). ** This is the time of year when the babysitting questions appear with increasing…