Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: November 14, 2013

Is 2013 your (Oregon) OSB MCLE Reporting Year?

By Laura Orr

The following Oregon county law libraries purchase and lend current OSB and OLI CLE course materials for independent study (and MCLE credit): Clackamas, Lane, Marion, Multnomah, and Washington. You…

Published on: September 21, 2006

By Laura Orr

…– Private Hanger – No Notice – Third Party Conveyance Case. And if you want PDF copies of the briefs, contact the Washington County Law Library (lawlibrary at co.washington.or.us)….

Published on: July 7, 2006

By Laura Orr

Jordaan Clarke v OHSU: The briefs for this Oregon Court of Appeals case, docket #124560, are available as PDF documents and can be emailed to you. Contact the Washington…

Published on: July 5, 2006

By Laura Orr

Digital Appellate Court Briefs: The Washington County Law Library has been scanning Oregon appellate court briefs since January 2006. More than 5,000 briefs are available and searchable by keyword…

Published on: May 24, 2006

By Laura Orr

Digital Oregon appellate court briefs (free) : The Washington County Law Library has been scanning Oregon appellate court briefs since January 2006. More than 5,000 briefs are available…

Published on: April 15, 2013

Oregon Code Enforcement: Weeds, Noise, Parking, Unsafe Buildings, and other Complaints

By Laura Orr

…help you fix the problem. Sometimes a problem needs both a private and a public solution. For example, if the problem is in Washington County (Oregon), you can visit the…

Published on: June 26, 2013

Oregon Garlic Festival Dispute May Be Over: Phew!

By Laura Orr

“One of two Washington County garlic festivals may cancel, ending unusual dispute,” by Katherine Driessen (The Oregonian), June 25, 2013 Excerpt: “By week’s end, Washington County’s dueling garlic festivals…

Published on: June 10, 2014

Make the Most of Your Time in Oregon Small Claims Court

By Laura Orr

…and legal-research assistance to all citizens, so she is always looking for new and improved ways to do so. When Laura Orr, the Washington County law librarian, created the small-claims…

Published on: February 5, 2007

East Multnomah County Justice Center and Public Law Libraries

By Laura Orr

I work for and in Washington County and live in Multnomah County (as do many of my fellow Trimet 3+ hour-a-day commuters) and this good news made me think…

Published on: March 27, 2017

Is the Trump/Kushner “White House Office of American Innovation” the 21st Century’s Bush/Quayle “White House Council on Competitiveness?”

By Laura Orr

…will trigger some memories: New York Times 1991 article: “At Heart of Debate on Quayle Council: Who Controls Federal Regulations,” by Philip J. Hilts, December 16, 1991 Washington Post 1992…