Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: June 12, 2006

By Laura Orr

…law library benchmarks, includes this: ‘Internet search skills of attorneys: Most librarians in the sample characterized the internet search skills of the attorneys in their organizations as “Average” but only…

Published on: March 15, 2006

By Laura Orr

Centralized Archives, Searching for Public Papers: This is pretty amazing. Not that long ago if you were looking for the papers of say, Arthur Corbin, you’d would have…

Published on: December 20, 2005

By Laura Orr

…metatags. There is no rest for the weary. You need to Research and Update, contantly, relentlessly. An interesting example of how a simple web search concept,…

Published on: December 24, 2012

Your Congress and Tax Dollars at Work: 2012 CRS Report on Gun Legislation

By Laura Orr

…USA dot gov. The CRS reports are, arguably accordingly to some members of Congress, public documents and many organizations make CRS reports available to the public. You can search for…

Published on: October 3, 2008

Is Your (Oregon) Developer or Lender Going Under?

By Laura Orr

…a contact number, visit the Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division and search their databases, or 4) Contact the Oregon Construction Contractor Board (CCB), or 5) Contact the Oregon Division…

Published on: July 28, 2016

“Oregon Judicial Department Provides Better Public Access To Online Court Information”

By Laura Orr

…Department has made basic case information available for free through an online search portal. The public can now access basic information about most cases in Oregon circuit courts and the…

Published on: October 11, 2023

Help! I Need to Get a Document Notarized!

By Paula Simon

…questions. How Do I Find a Notary Public? The Oregon Secretary of State has a list of active notaries here, but there is no search function and it is basically…

Published on: May 30, 2023

Legislative History

By Amy Gregory

…with looking at the Oregon Archives online records search from the Oregon archives website. This feature can be hit or miss as to whether exhibits are available for a bill….

Published on: April 12, 2021

Oregon 2021 Redistricting Info and Supreme Court Opinion

By Laura Orr

…the case URL above doesn’t work, search for the case from the Oregon Supreme Court opinions website or use a search engine to look for the case by name….

Published on: April 2, 2018

Jobs: Plum Book: United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions

By Laura Orr

…Book and previous editions. (If those links fail, just search these keywords: plum book United States Government Policy Supporting Positions) If you are seeking a job as a U.S. Presidential…