Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: February 4, 2011

Oregon Ethics Investigation: Legal Fees, Audits, and Cranky Law Librarians

By Laura Orr

…of ethics investigation waste public money ,” Lex Zaitz, The Oregonian, Friday, January 28, 2011 Excerpt: “The Oregon Treasury Department has spent more than $100,000 on lawyers to defend state…

Published on: January 28, 2011

Law for Real (Oregon) People Blog

By Laura Orr

…Services of Oregon) and OSB Public Info OREGON LEGAL RESEARCH BLOG: DISCLAIMERS and REGRETS We cannot respond to most legal research questions. Disclaimer: The information provided on this blog is…

Published on: January 28, 2011

Oregon Law and Laws Online: Ha Ha Ha

By Laura Orr

Ha ha ha. I spent time this morning doing the following (fellow public and private law librarians around the state do the same, just about every day): 1)…

Published on: January 28, 2011

John Doe, Operation Death Match, and the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)

By Laura Orr

…need any special diplomatic, top-secret privileges to do a check of your own employees against a public database of deceased U.S. citizens: You can look up that employee in the…

Published on: January 26, 2011

2011 State of the Oregon Judiciary

By Laura Orr

…Now we are negotiating with a technology company to bring Oregon eCourt to all trial courts in the state…. … When fully implemented, the public will be able to access…

Published on: June 24, 2011

Civil Liberties Debate: John Yoo – Steve Wax, Alaska Debate Transcript on DVD

By Laura Orr

…Civil Liberties in War Times,” featuring UC-Berkely Law Professor John Yoo (former White House attorney under George W. Bush) and Steve Wax (Oregon Federal Public Defender) The Washington…