Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: November 8, 2006

By Laura Orr

HeinOnline, Free, Remote Access: Don’t forget that if you live in Washington County (Oregon, that is) or one of the neighboring counties with reciprocal public library borrowing privileges, you…

Published on: July 20, 2008

Phonies, Scammers, and Maybe Worse: False Sex Offender Accusation

By Laura Orr

…here: Doorstep sex offender flyers are phonies “Fake handouts, complete with county logos, were distributed in Cedar Hills,” The Beaverton Valley Times, Jul 17, 2008: Washington County sheriff’s…

Published on: July 1, 2009

Oregon Curfew Laws, Expungment Guides, and More

By Laura Orr

Summertime, and the living is – not so easy for parents of minors. See the Washington County (Oregon) Curfew Calendar. Check with your own city to find out…

Published on: July 1, 2008

Oregon Timber and Property Taxes: another view, or two, or three, ….

By Laura Orr

…has been paid for out of the taxpayer-supported timber payments). (Compare this with my law library’s Washington County where the residents in the past two elections voted in…

Published on: November 28, 2008

Oregon Road Kill Law

By Laura Orr

From the Washington County (Oregon) Law Librarian: There are a lot of questions law librarians respond to that we would never, ever in a million years blog about, but…

Published on: March 17, 2009

Oregon Local Court Rules

By Laura Orr

…Rules run the gamut from the statewide Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure and Uniform Trial Court Rules and more, all of which you can find at the Oregon Judicial Department…

Published on: December 10, 2007

Researching California Law from Afar

By Laura Orr

Here is the California companion to my Washington State post. Good starting points for California legal research: 1) When in doubt about where to start your research, ask a…

Published on: January 31, 2006

By Laura Orr

…to Oregon attorneys that is. (In Washington State the bar also gives its law librarians passwords so they can help out the attorneys using Casemaker. Maybe Oregon attorneys…

Published on: August 17, 2007

AALL PDX 2008: Post #1 Descent of the Law Librarians!!

By Laura Orr

…but many others will arrive earlier, stay longer, travel Oregon and Washington and Idaho and Montana and (enough!), and some may even decide to stay – forever. So, if you…

Published on: August 14, 2008

Researching Oregon Paternity Law

By Laura Orr

1) Establishing Paternity on a Birth Certificate 2) Oregon State Bar (OSB) info on paternity 3) OLR blog post on 2007 Paternity Laws 4) Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) (use…