Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: October 29, 2013

Job: Bridge Operator, Portland (Oregon) (not legal, but very high cool factor)

By Laura Orr

…“Job Code: 6059-11 Job Title: Bridge Operator Closing Date/Time: Mon. 11/04/13 11:59 PM Pacific Time Multnomah County’s Department of Community Services is accepting applications for a…

Published on: November 22, 2006

By Laura Orr

…legal reference request from someone who wanted “homesteading forms.” When someone is here in my library, in-person with flesh-and-blood and facial-expression, it can take a little time but we…

Published on: October 16, 2007

The Oregon Constitution and the Proverbial Dog’s Breakfast

By Laura Orr

…has known this for a long time and the Oregonian also Says It’s So in its October 11th, 2007, article by Janie Harr, “Tinkering with the constitution an Oregon tradition.”…

Published on: April 8, 2008

Law Library Assistant Jobs in Washington and Clackamas Counties (Oregon)

By Laura Orr

The County Law Librarians of Clackamas County and Washington County are seeking to fill part-time Library Assistant job openings: *** Clackamas County Law Library has a position open…

Published on: February 6, 2009

Hyperlinking, Newspapers Disappoint Us, and the Oregon National Guard

By Laura Orr

It won’t be the first time (nor the last) that I connect dots in a way that makes your eyes cross, but work with me here: (First, here is…

Published on: May 16, 2012

Free Legal Information, Research, and Food: Think About It

By Laura Orr

…yourself, go it alone, it can be done, but you can save yourself oodles of time, burnt offerings, and mysterious icky gray lumpy stuff in the saucepan on the day…

Published on: February 13, 2009

Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #15 (Article IV, Legislative Department, Sections 7-9)

By Laura Orr

…not more than one county may be divided into subdistricts from time to time by law. Subdistricts shall be composed of contiguous territory within the district; and the ratios to…

Published on: April 8, 2009

License to Print Money? Researching Marijuana Taxation Law, History, and Practice

By Laura Orr

…was also this recent New York Times story: Struggling States Look to Unorthodox Taxes , by Jesse McKinley, February 28, 2009.) And, I attended an interesting program recently on…

Published on: April 20, 2009

Oregon Lawyer Newsletters, Journals, and Newspapers

By Laura Orr

…time. But it’s slow going – spare time is a rare gift. It may be useful even in its draft form: OSB Section Newsletters (periodic): This is only a partial…

Published on: June 16, 2009

Oregon Marriage Licenses and other Vital Records (with a side of baby names)

By Laura Orr

…one where the ceremony was held. Or, preferably (assuming a certain passage of time), contact the Oregon Center for Health Statistics, where you will find the Oregon’s vital records office,…