…least 49 days for public comment before final action is taken on the proposals. To review the proposed changes and the process for submitting public comment, click here. The Uniform…
A former Umatilla County Law Librarian said during a discussion about the importance of public law libraries: “The folks who cannot pay for a private attorney and…
…books. Anyone with computer access can tap into free resources like FindLaw or public encyclopedias like Wikipedia to learn about courtroom procedures, historical cases and legal tools. But unlike paid…
I’ve written before about the difference between the public perception of “library work” and the reality of working in a library. One needs to do little more than read…
…Road a “local access road.” That means the road is technically public, but the county has no legal duty to take care of it. In fact, state law bars the…
Free public access to federal court opinions through GPO’s FDsys may be coming soon. A lot of people (e.g. those “it’s all online” types who haven’t a clue) think…
…on the Web,” Ellie Margolis, 10 YALE J. L. & TECH. 82 (2007): “INTRODUCTION No lawyer wants to be the subject of public ridicule in a judicial opinion, especially for…
All Oregon county circuit courts (and most if not all county, justice, and municipal courts) allow free on-site (in the courthouse) access to OJIN.Few if any public libraries will…
…from young and old, and to jump at any chance to learn or refresh our skills, whether they are computer , notary public , search engine ,…
…if you do not want to become a practicing lawyer. Conversation in the public information commons and the public square might be improved if more people understood how laws were…
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