Oregon Legal Research BlogWord on U.S. Law Isn’t: Supreme Court Keeps Editing,” by Adam Liptak, May 24, 2014 (re the upcoming article, “The (Non)Finality of Supreme Court Opinions,” by Richard J. Lazarus, 128…
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Help pick the winner of the 2014 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction
…“The three finalists for the 2014 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction have been announced by the ABA Journal and the University of Alabama Law School, co-sponsors of the Harper…
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Oregon Legislative “Advocacy 101” (12/15/14)
…or neighborhood during this upcoming 2015 state legislative session and 114th Congress. A panel of elected officials, congressional staff, and professional advocates will share their advice and answer questions about…
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Researching U.S. and Oregon Administrative Laws: Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR)
Here’s a round-up of our Administrative Law research resources: Library of Congress research guide: How to Trace Federal Regulations How to Find an Oregon Administrative Rule History Where to…
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Read the 180 Day Rule Regarding “Required disclosure of customer communications or records”
U.S. Congress at Work: 18 U.S. Code § 2703: “(a) Contents of Wire or Electronic Communications in Electronic Storage.— A governmental entity may require the disclosure by a provider…
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A Reading List for People Planning to “Occupy” Public Property
a tutorial if you’re not an experience legal researcher.) The U.S. Constitution and constitutional law treatises. The Library of Congress has an annotated version, which will save you a lot…
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Can a Private Publisher Own Public Law? Fastcase v. Casemaker
Citing law back to Wheaton v. Peters, 33 U.S. (8 Pet.) 591 (1834), “Fastcase maintains that public law cannot be copyrighted ….” [Quoted from Ambrogi, Feb. 6, 2016, article.]…
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Oregon Law Librarian Wins National Award for 1953-1993 Oregon Revised Statutes Digitization Project
…winners of the PAGI Award include, among others: U.S. Superintendent of Documents, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics, Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School, The Sunlight Foundation, National Indian Law…
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Flyers’ Rights (non-profit): For People Who Don’t Fly Private Jets
Questions about MAX 8 & 9 safety, the Three Hour Rule, and the Passenger Bill of Rights? FlyersRights dot org is a non-profit organization that advocates for commercial airline…
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Federal Civil Disorder Law and the Commerce Clause
According to The Oregonian the federal government is using a rarely enforced civil disorder statute to prosecute at least two protesters in Portland (“Feds start leveling rare civil disorder…