Oregon Legal Research Blog1) From Salem’s Statesman Journal: Oregon’s high court explores the limits of consent, State’s top lawyers argue case that could alter drunken-driving enforcement, by Peter Wong, Statesman Journal, December…
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Supreme Court Special on OPB
On Wednesday, 1/31/07, OPB airs part one of the two part special from the PBS documentary on the U.S. Supreme Court. The Oregnian’s Ted Mahar reviewed the…
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Circuit Court Judges, who, why, where?
From a story today in the online Corvalis Gazette-Times: “A glimpse into Judge Holcomb’s appointment,” By GWYNETH GIBBY, Gazette-Times reporter “How much do we know about our circuit court…
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Oregon Court Rules Quiz
Oregon Court Rules Quiz: How many of you know the answer to this question: Do any and all of these rules allow for “out of cycle” amendments: UTCR, SLR,…
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Can an inherited IRA be claimed as an exemption?: U.S. Supreme Court decides Clark v Rameker
…delivered the opinion of the Court. When an individual files for bankruptcy, she may exempt particular categories of assets from the bankruptcy estate. One such category includes certain “retirement funds.”…
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Pronouncing Dictionary of the Supreme Court of the United States
…something both fun and useful – at least for lawyers and law librarians? From Yale Law School, this gem: Pronouncing Dictionary of the Supreme Court of the United States…
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OJD iForms: A DIY Option
OJD iForms is an easy way for self-represented litigants to produce court documents in a variety of case types including Family Law, Landlord/Tenant, and Small Claims. According to the…
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Guardianship of a Minor
…local school. In Oregon, the Oregon Judicial Department puts out some forms. The OJD forms are accepted at any circuit (county) court. Additional forms may be available depending on the…
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What do we do when we can’t answer?
…case was the same person he knew. He had found an appeal online where the name matched someone he knew. The appeals court was in a small Midwest area not…
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My Relative Passed Away. What do I do?
…told her she might not need to file anything with the court. She wanted to know what to do and if the court needed to be involved. First, we pointed…