Oregon Legal Research Blogcrimes) 3) “The Big Short,” Michael Lewis, about the failure of regulatory agencies, the White House, Congress, the press, and just about everyone who might have prevented or mitigated the…
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U.S. Copyright Office: Small Claims Court
Read about the soon to be fully operational U.S. Copyright Office Small Claims Court: “In December 2020, Congress passed the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2020 (CASE…
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Piracy on the High Seas
Piracy and the United States Code” from the Law Library of Congress, by Aaron Lombard, explores this topic. It is a fun introduction to federal laws and legal resources….
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Oregon Medical Malpractice & Physician-Assisted Suicide
Bandaging Oregon’s Wounded System and Protecting Physicians” Elliott, Michael S., “The Commerce of Physician-Assisted Suicide: Can Congress Regulate a ‘Legitimate Medical Purpose’?” There is also this third article: Smith, Julia…
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Recover damages/costs for time lost repairing ID Theft injury
links to DoJ press release 07-521: “The Department of Justice today submitted to Congress new proposed legislation that seeks to update and improve current laws aimed at protecting Americans from…
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When Public Law Isn’t Public, Isn’t Online, and Isn’t Free: Update to Veeck
blog post: “Liberating America’s secret, for-pay laws” Previous OLR blog post on building codes and Veeck (Veeck v. Southern Building Code Congress, 293 F.3d 791 (5th Circuit, 2002) …
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Eight-grade 1930 Civics Lesson Questions: Describe good seed corn
…type.– Is there more profit in raising pure-bred poultry than in grade fowls?– What is meant by the Congress of the United States?– Mention two powers of the President of…
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Authority of Federal Statutes in U.S.C. Section Notes
Not all statutes are codified, that is, not all laws passed (by Congress and signed by the President) appear in the numbered sections of the U.S. Code. Sometimes they…
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Oregon Voter Registration Deadline is OCTOBER 12TH, 2010
“Section 1. The right of the citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of…
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Where Do Your Federal Tax Dollars Go?
(If you want to call your federal and/or state Legislator(s ), use the Find Your Legislator tool at the Oregon Legislature’s website .) I always…