Oregon Legal Research BlogHe said it turned over records of its inspections only after the FDA invoked special authority given to it by Congress in 2002 under laws to prevent bioterrorism….” (source)…
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Who’s Regulating the Regulators?
the Library of Congress administrative law webpage. Visit a law library or look at their research guides, e.g. Georgetown’s or the University of Washington Law Library’s guide. See the…
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License to Print Money? Researching Marijuana Taxation Law, History, and Practice
6) Don’t forget CRS reports: Members of Congress have still not made this database of reports public, but librarians and researchers have been trying to make up for this. See,…
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You Say State, I say Federal; You say Justice, and I say Judiciary
courts, but we’ll leave that complication for another day.) c) Legislative branch: think U.S. Congress or your state legislature, e.g. Oregon Legislature. They make the laws that show up in…
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Right to Honest Services: 18 USC 1346
I just saw that the print edition of the National Law Journal has a cover story about 18 USC 1346: DOJ may rein in use of ‘honest services’ statute…
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Reading Saves Consumer Time, Money, and Lives
in print, and possibly online too. Give them a call or stop by. And, if consumer protection rocks your boat, read up on the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency or…
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Without Clothes in Oregon: the Art and Craft of Drafting Legislation
Naught vs. Naughtiness: The OLR blog is not prudish, but spelling out certain words on the Internet attracts attention from unwanted quarters, e.g. spammers and other undesirables, so forgive…
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Finding U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs
Congress guide 3) Official U.S. Supreme Court website has several links to sources of briefs. 4) Guides: LLRX Supreme Court Web Guide (including a section on briefs) 5) Run a…
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Constitution Day 2009 in Oregon
Constitution Day is Thursday, September 17, 2009. I won’t be celebrating in my usual way, but will acknowledge the day by giving out free pocket U.S. Constitutions at the…
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Honest Services Law: Honestly, now!
For the record: The “honest services law” is 18 U.S.C. 1346, which is a federal (not state) law that is found in the U.S. Code. It has a complex…