Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: March 29, 2010

How to Find Oregon PECBR Cases

By Laura Orr

…of the Board, the Oregon Court of Appeals, the Oregon Supreme Court, as well as Oregon Revised Statutes, Labor Arbitration Reports (to 1996), Labor Relations Reference Manual (to 1996), and…

Published on: December 20, 2011

Eyewitness Identification in Oregon: A Quiz for Lawyers

By Laura Orr

You can find at the Library of Defense a “ 2012 Oregon Criminal Law Quiz,” December 19, 2011, by Ryan Scott: “The Oregon Supreme Court has under advisement State…

Published on: June 25, 2010

“The Wit, Wisdom, and Worthlessness of Law Reviews”

By Laura Orr

…2010: Excerpt: “… During California’s legal “golden era” of the Gibson and Traynor Courts in the 1950s and ’60s, law reviews were cited with increasing frequency. In a classic…

Published on: August 10, 2017

Free Access to Nolo Legal Self-Help Publications for ALL Oregonians (Fastcase, too)

By Laura Orr

…reference publications written for consumers that allow individuals to learn about specific topics of law.” FASTCASE: “Fastcase collection includes the United States Code, United States Supreme Court and Court of…

Published on: December 30, 2005

By Laura Orr

I think therefore I am the Court of Appeals: The OSB Constitutional Law Section blog has a blurb about “Carey v Lincoln Loan Co“, out of the Court of…

Published on: December 10, 2021

Washington County Law Library now offers eBooks

By Lee Van Duzer

…County Law Library was established in 1926 by order of the Washington County Court. It is supported by Oregon legislative appropriation and operated by Washington County in consultation with the…

Published on: January 20, 2013

Printz v. U.S. (1997): Dual Sovereignty, Federalism, States Rights

By Laura Orr

This case arises in discussions of the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. You can find the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion in Printz v. United States online using just…

Published on: July 26, 2006

By Laura Orr

…practicing law without a license, the board may maintain a suit for injunctive relief in the name of the Bar against that person. The court will, then, enjoin that…

Published on: August 9, 2006

By Laura Orr

Keeping Up With the Law: In the “olden” days, attorneys and law librarians would read paper advance sheets and slip opinions to keep up our state court’s recent opinions….

Published on: November 16, 2006

By Laura Orr

FTC and Early Supreme Court Decision Citation Table: Two links of note from yesterday’s (11/15/06) beSpacific (and there are always links of note at beSpacific), 1) FTC now has…