…Nov. 9, 2016 We all aim to do a better job learning about our country’s and the world’s history and laws and maybe also support, volunteer for, or participate in Oregon’s…
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Free Access to Nolo Legal Self-Help Publications for ALL Oregonians (Fastcase, too)
…Appeals Cases; and cases, statutes, regulations, court rules, constitutions, attorney general opinions, and session laws for Oregon, Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and Washington.” Visit the State of Oregon…
Follow the Money: Participatory Budgeting (Oregon and beyond)
…basic than understanding the budgeting process. Understanding how laws are made and how political parties operate are equally important, but if you don’t know how “public” money is raised, allocated,…
The 2015 Oregon Revised Statutes are Now Online
…new laws passed in the 2016 and 2017 Oregon legislative sessions WILL NOT appear in codified format until the 2017 Oregon Revised Statutes are published in late 2017 or early 2018….
Book: Yale Law School Guide to Research in American Legal History
…Both groups need to understand the laws and legal practices of past eras. This essential reference is intended for the many nonspecialists who need to enter this arcane and often…
Learn About the Rule of Law: March 5, 2019, Judicial Outreach Week Event in Portland, Oregon
…entrusted with the fair and impartial application of our system of laws. National Judicial Outreach Week is an opportunity for the community to meet some of the dedicated public servants…
Always Use the Serial (aka Oxford or Harvard) Comma in Legal Documents
…Lawyers, legislators, drafters of laws, and judges have enough trouble writing clearly without adding to their own and their readers’ woes. Use the serial comma, please. It will save all…
Ask a Journalist Today: What is “Title 42”?
…that the official USC publication is several years behind — but you can find newly enacted laws … sorry. That lesson should be left for another time.) Third: We have…
Coronavirus Legal Research Guide (Law Library of Congress)
…can link on Law Library News from there, too.) “This is intended as a guide to laws, regulations and executive actions in the United States, at both the federal and…
What I learned today: Why did HR 748 (2019) become the Two+ Trillion Dollar C-19 Bill (2020)?
…bills, laws, regulations, etc. by their specific numbers and names. But that is a topic for another blog post.) For the record, this specific blog post is to edify, not…
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