Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: July 21, 2009

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) in Oregon

By Laura Orr

…the Oregon State Bar. (Online to OSB member and print copy in some Oregon law libraries.) 3) See the service members information from the American Bar Association (ABA). 4)…

Published on: September 23, 2008

Where Does Federal Digital Information Go When The Lights Go Out?

By Laura Orr

supposed to preserve….…“We expect to see the wholesale disappearance of materials on federal agency Web sites,” said Mary Alice Baish, the Washington representative of the American Association of Law Libraries,…

Published on: October 26, 2008

Food Allergy Resources in Portland-Metro Area (and beyond)

By Laura Orr

The Oregonians’ West Bureau ran a story by Dana Tierney in their Thursday, October 16th, 2008, print Washington County Weekly insert, “Food allergy group is nothing to sneeze at.”…

Published on: August 16, 2006

By Laura Orr

Crook County M37 Case: The recent Crook County Circuit Court Measure 37 case can be found at the Association of Oregon Counties web site….

Published on: September 16, 2010

How Do I Ban an Oregon Public Library Book? Let Me Count the Ways.

By Laura Orr

…ask that your complaint about a book be heard (and responded to)By the Library Director, Library Board and Library Managers. For example, the Multnomah County Library offers many opportunities for…

Published on: February 24, 2014

Lawyer Referrals for Jail and Prison Inmates in Oregon

By Laura Orr

Lawyer referrals in Oregon are made through the Oregon State Bar and, occasionally, from local or specialized bar associations and nonprofits. (The Oregon State Bar has a public website…

Published on: July 26, 2006

By Laura Orr

…states that “…a person may not practice law or represent that person as qualified to practice law unless that person is an active member of the Oregon State Bar.”…

Published on: April 13, 2011

The FBI Opens its Vault

By Laura Orr

Gallagher Blogs has a post about the FBI’s Vault . I remember getting a tour of the Washington D.C. FBI building way back in the, well, way way…

Published on: October 15, 2008

Writing (and finding) Oregon Appellate Court Briefs

By Laura Orr

…online ( surprise, surprise ), so be prepared to visit an Oregon law library: 1) OSB “Appeal and Review” (loose leaf) (from the Oregon State Bar or an…

Published on: November 24, 2008

Water Law in Oregon

By Laura Orr

From the Washington County (Oregon) Law Librarian: It can been said that future wars will be over food and water, especially water. The future is here and the wars…