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Grandparents and other Third-parties Seeking Custody of Children in Oregon
…will have to research the laws and the regulations about child custody and third-party rights and then you will have to prepare your case. You will need to do this…
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Public Records Requests and Locating Wills
…public entities. The Attorney General has a Public Records and Meetings Law Manual. That explains Oregon’s laws in greater detail. Many public entities have a portal where you can submit…
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Laughing Darkly: Human Frailty, Animal Comfort, Regulatory Food for Thought
…that there are few areas of human endeavor in which its application seems more ubiquitous than our relationships with animals. Especially when we try to write laws and regulations dealing…
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Small Claims Court Resources for Oregon Lawyers: CLEs, Video, Books, History
…about the accessibility and fairness of “people’s courts.” History? Small Claims Court Resources: Oregon Laws (1915, 1917), SCC Bibliographies, and my own small claims court / people’s court bibliography….
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How do Federal Courts Handle Criminal Cases?
…The Ninth Circuit Criminal Handbook, and Criminal Procedure in Practice, 5th ed. While the Ninth Circuit Criminal Handbook is specific to the Ninth Circuit, the same federal rules and laws…
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ABA launches online database of collateral consequences for each U.S. jurisdiction
…at www.abacollateralconsequences.org, the database lists federal and state laws and regulations that restrict employment, housing, and education benefits and other opportunities for people with convictions….” [Link to ABA article.]…
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Oregon Condo and Planned Communities: Bills in the 2015R Legislature: Signs & Records Disclosure
If you’re a member of an association of owners (aka HOA) and want to learn about how the Oregon Legislature makes laws, here are two bills just for you….
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Legal Research at Home
…up for their digital card. HeinOnline has a large collection of law journals, federal legal materials, and subject specific collections (such as LGBTQ+ rights or gun laws). Of course, the…
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New Multnomah Law Library Website: Services, Databases, Catalog and More
“The library is a growing organism.” [Ranganathan, the fifth of “Five Laws of Library Science”] Visit the new website of the Multnomah Law Library for your legal research adventures. Note that Saturday…