Oregon Legal Research BlogSee recent update ( 2/10/11 ), but also click on the Home Alone label at the bottom of this post. In addition to my new Kids Home Alone in…
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Update to “Leaving Children Home Alone in Oregon”
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Vaccination Insurance Programs and Covid-19 Vaccines
…vaccines are covered countermeasures under the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP), not the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) authorizes the…
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Freelance isn’t Free: Nonpayment is Theft (Bitch Media)
…cause to celebrate. By a unanimous vote, all 51 members of the New York City Council passed the Freelance Isn’t Free Act. It’s the nation’s first legislation protecting freelancers from…
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Freedom of Information (FOI) Day, March 15, 2013
Read about FOI Day at the Newseum, to commemorate the (March 16th) birthday of James Madison. Federal Freedom of Information Act. How to file a federal Freedom of Information…
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Oregon Death with Dignity Law in Action
…so she could have access to Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act, which has been in place since late 1997. Since then, 1,173 people have had prescriptions written under the act,…
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The Law of Oregon Crowdfunding and Raising Money on the Internet CLE (1 credit)
…Ave, Portland, OR Crowdfunding is a buzzword and, from Kickstarter to the JOBS Act, holds great promise for collective action. With both technological and social aspects, the concept seems new…
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“Sleep driving” as a DUII Defense
…media release, the Court held that a “defendant must commit a voluntary act with respect to the driving element of DUII to be convicted of that offense,” and thus the…
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Oregon Foster Children’s Bill of Rights, Effective January 2014
…Human Services shall adopt rules establishing the Oregon Foster Children’s Bill of Rights, specifying the rights of foster children consistent with the provisions of section 2 of this 2013 Act…….
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California enacts UELMA, Guaranteeing Free & Authenticated Access to State Legal Materials
On September 13th, 2012, California Governor Brown signed SB1075 into law, enacting the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act in California (UELMA). From Law Librarian listserv: “SB1075 provides that the…
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Social Security and Medicare Laws: Presidential Statements
…the Social Security Act, August 14, 1935 (Roosevelt) “Today a hope of many years’ standing is in large part fulfilled. The civilization of the past hundred years, with its startling…