Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: January 12, 2016

A Reading List for People Planning to “Occupy” Public Property

By Laura Orr

…of time. Oregon and U.S. history, including pre-statehood materials. The State of Oregon Law Library is a good place to begin, but remember that not everything you need is online….

Published on: May 30, 2020

Minnesota Murder and Manslaughter Statutes: Criminal Code, Chapter 609 (2019)

By Laura Orr

…what they are, look for state legislative or court style guides, e.g. Citing Minnesota Legal Sources, or use “The Bluebook, a Uniform System of Citation” Blue Pages). Note: Official compilations…

Published on: March 18, 2010

Oregon HB 3612, the Governor, and a Non-Signing Statement

By Laura Orr

legislative session. (I’m oversimplifying here so bear with me. For a full description of the legislative process in Oregon, visit the Legislature’s How an Idea Becomes a Law.)…

Published on: June 17, 2008

Oregon Revised Statutes Copyright Dispute: Listen online to the June 19th hearing

By Laura Orr

The Legislative Council Committee hearing on the Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) copyright dispute between Legislative Counsel and Public Resource dot org will be held: Thursday, June 19, 10:30 AM,…

Published on: October 19, 2007

When is it criminal neglect to leave your children alone?

By Laura Orr

See recent updates (e.g. 2/10/11 ), but also click on the Home Alone label in the sidebar or the bottom of this post. Some of the most frequently…

Published on: May 22, 2008

Oregon Revised Statutes Copyright Dispute: The Copyright Comic Book (and a few more side dishes)

By Laura Orr

If you are following this dispute (and I last posted about it here), you might want to do a little reading about copyright, the history of commercial and…

Published on: July 25, 2006

By Laura Orr

Criminal History Checks: The search for criminal history records is harder than most people think, especially if you want a thorough and accurate history. BJS has just…

Published on: January 28, 2010

So You Want to be a U.S. Supreme Court Law Librarian?

By Laura Orr

…preferred. Three years experience in legal research (traditional and electronic), with demonstrated expertise in general broad-based reference, legislative and historical research and computer applications (such as databases and their management…

Published on: February 26, 2007

Theft of Intangibles, the Duh Factor, and Law Librarians

By Laura Orr

…research teaching tools (they are excellent vehicles for teaching legislative history and codification (or lack thereof) in all their glory). Law librarians are weird that way – we have…

Published on: February 20, 2008

State (Oregon) as Judgment Creditor: ORS 31.735

By Laura Orr

Interesting case out of the Oregon Court of Appeals today (2/20/08), with a legislative history of ORS 31.735: MAN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT and OREGON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Appellant Cross-Respondent, v….