…basic than understanding the budgeting process. Understanding how laws are made and how political parties operate are equally important, but if you don’t know how “public” money is raised, allocated,…
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Book: Yale Law School Guide to Research in American Legal History
…Both groups need to understand the laws and legal practices of past eras. This essential reference is intended for the many nonspecialists who need to enter this arcane and often…
Learn About the Rule of Law: March 5, 2019, Judicial Outreach Week Event in Portland, Oregon
…entrusted with the fair and impartial application of our system of laws. National Judicial Outreach Week is an opportunity for the community to meet some of the dedicated public servants…
Always Use the Serial (aka Oxford or Harvard) Comma in Legal Documents
…Lawyers, legislators, drafters of laws, and judges have enough trouble writing clearly without adding to their own and their readers’ woes. Use the serial comma, please. It will save all…
Coronavirus Legal Research Guide (Law Library of Congress)
…can link on Law Library News from there, too.) “This is intended as a guide to laws, regulations and executive actions in the United States, at both the federal and…
What I learned today: Why did HR 748 (2019) become the Two+ Trillion Dollar C-19 Bill (2020)?
…bills, laws, regulations, etc. by their specific numbers and names. But that is a topic for another blog post.) For the record, this specific blog post is to edify, not…
“Big Money Bought Oregon’s Forests. Small Timber Communities Are Paying The Price” (OPB)
…lawsuits to protect the northern spotted owl under the Endangered Species Act and other conservation laws. The drop left thousands of Oregonians without jobs, and counties lost hundreds of millions…
Does Your Chosen Candidate for Oregon Elected Office Know Local Government Budgeting Law?
…laws. From the Local Budget Law page of the Oregon Department of Revenue: “Most local governments in Oregon must prepare and adopt an annual or biennial budget. Schools, counties, cities,…
Oregon General Assembly (Legislature) Special Sessions: a Brief Civics Lesson
…Legislature’s homepage. Historic Special Sessions (From the Secretary of State Blue Book (from 1860 to 1-2 years ago).) The Laws of Special Sessions and the Oregon Legislature, generally: Oregon Revised…
Federal Civil Disorder Law and the Commerce Clause
…have broad power to enact criminal statutes, while the federal government is limited to enforcing criminal laws on federal land or property, that involve actions crossing state lines, or in…
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