Oregon Legal Research Blog…“Immigration Law Sourcebook.” 3) Speaking of immigration – and travel, Oregon public libraries have a new language database, Mango Languages. You can learn basic phrases, take a more intensive course,…
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New Legal Research Guide – Collecting Judgments
Back in March, OregonLive.com ran a David vs. Goliath story on a man from Philadelphia who “foreclosed” on a Wells Fargo Home Mortgage branch. The man didn’t actually foreclose…
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Law Librarians, Hollywood and Portland (with a side of lawyers)
1) Lest you think lawyers and law librarians don’t have no fun, take a look at these: 2) Hollywood Librarians (the movie) coming to Portland (Oregon). 3) Thousands…
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Criminal Background Checks on Employees and Volunteers
…about good business accounting practices. Most libraries have lots of books on how to run businesses and bookstores are awash in them. Nolo Press too has excellent legal…
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Sheriff or Police Search and Seizure Inventories
We are occasionally asked if we have police or sheriff’s inventory checklists of property seized. I suppose some libraries somewhere have printed checklists, but for the most part…
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Two (maybe 3!) More FREE Legal Research Databases
…On-line: Check This Out: “American Law Sources on-Line ( ALSO ) provides free legal resources online. This website includes information about law libraries, federal courts, bar associations, legal forms, and…
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Pacific Northwest Paralegal Association (PNPA) Annual Meeting, June 2, 2012
…meeting are: “How to Obtain Useful Information About Your Cases Using the Freedom of Information Act and Oregon Public Records Law,” presented by Elizabeth D. Wright, Esq., Bullivant, Houser,…
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John Doe, Operation Death Match, and the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
If you saw the Oregonian story (or in other news sources): “ John Doe’ faces deportation after serving sentence for stealing slain Ohio boy’s name, “ January 28, 2011,…
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Honda Civic Hybrid Lawsuit: Small Claims Court vs. Class Action Settlement
…Claims Court Advisor Service . In other states, please check with your own county’s Small Claims Court and with local public law librarians. Heather Peters’ website links to Nolo’s…
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Covid-19 Metaphors: Express Train, War, Black Box, Oh My
…that local arrives at its final destination, it may be wise to label all this research—preprints, peer-reviewed papers, and for goodness’ sake, pronouncements from Donald Trump— with a black-box warning:…