Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: June 15, 2007

The Exciting World of Library Law: Congressional Puzzles and Laptop Viewing Rights

By Laura Orr

…free public access to the annotated U.S. Constitution that is compiled by the Congressional Research Office (CRS)? This question is part of a larger ongoing battle to get all…

Published on: March 2, 2007

Get What You Paid For: “Free” Online Research Databases

By Laura Orr

…You Paid For post is Use What You Paid For. Visit your public library’s web page and look at the databases you have free access to and that would cost…

Published on: July 17, 2009

Student Loan Forgiveness: College and Professional Schools

By Laura Orr

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (and here) started July 1, 2009. There is more information, and links, at this Law School Academic News blog post….

Published on: August 1, 2006

By Laura Orr

…not very good at public speaking and it’s very painful to have to listen instead of being able to read a transcript. At best, many public speakers talk too…

Published on: July 26, 2007

Free Information is Better then Free Stuff

By Laura Orr

…a small annual fee. Check out this CNET Story, Free Information for the Taking. Check out Multnomah County Public Library web page.Check out Washington County Public Library web pages.Check out…

Published on: March 5, 2013

Tyler Goes to Court to Avenge a Videogame-Controller Wrong: A Judicial Civics Lesson Coloring-Book

By Laura Orr

…you have Adobe.) “The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) launched a public awareness campaign several years ago to educate the public about how the courts work. The central effort…

Published on: August 19, 2010

Can Someone Use My Picture Without My Permission?

By Laura Orr

Can Someone Use My Picture Without My Permission? Public law librarians hear this question quite frequently and while we don’t really want to make our responses more complicated than…

Published on: October 25, 2010

Legal Information Tower of Babel: Law dot Gov, National Inventory, and the U.K. Law dot Gov Project

By Laura Orr

…entity employees (e.g. public law librarians). If you want to read about the Law dot Gov Contest, and about law dot gov, visit the Law dot gov site at public…

Published on: June 4, 2016

Is Your Water Safe to Drink? Flint and How to Test Your Water (and your local water system)

By Laura Orr

Is the water in your home, at work, in your town’s public buildings, and in your schools safe to drink? Assume nothing, but don’t panic either (yet): You can…

Published on: April 11, 2022

History of Canine Jurisprudence in New York

By Laura Orr

…canine jurisprudence in New York….” (New Yorker article URL, subscription required or find the article through your public library: ) Your public librarian or public law librarian may also be…