In case you were wondering about the 17th Amendment (from here): Amendment XVII The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, elected…
Scout is a useful tool for researching subject-specific bills in state legislatures and in Congress. There are subscription databases that do this, too, but Scout is free….
Here is the California companion to my Washington State post. Good starting points for California legal research: 1) When in doubt about where to start your research, ask a…
Visit the Oregon Secretary of State, Elections website or your county Elections office to register or update your registration online. Many libraries and government offices will have paper voter registration forms….
Read the official “Report of the Special Investigative Counsel Regarding the Actions of The Pennsylvania State University Related to the Child Sexual Abuse Committed by Gerald A. Sandusky,” at…
…law by the Governor on June 30, 2020. While this bill contained many concepts, part of it legalizes Remote Online Notarization (RON) through July 2021. RON allows a commissioned notary…
New Edition! Joint Oregon & Washington Cannabis Codebook Annie & the Octopus: Common-Law Indemnity, 2018 Edition Fee Agreement Compendium, 2018 Edition The Oregon State Bar publications blog doesn’t post…
The State of Oregon Law Library (SOLL) seeks an Outreach Librarian. The library resides in the Oregon Supreme Court building, part of the Appellate Court Services Division of the…
Oregon is a common law property state, so what happens when you move here from a community property state and you want to preserve your community property rights? If…
…any given year, here are some handy-dandy lists, courtesy of the Secretary of State’s Oregon Blue Book: Oregon Legislature, Chronology of Regular Sessions Oregon Legislature, Chronology of Special Sessions…
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