Oregon Legal Research BlogGovernor Appoints Supreme Court Justice: This morning, Governor Kulongoski appointed Martha Lee Walters of Eugene to the seat held by Justice Riggs, who had resigned. Link to the…
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Constitutional Right to Check Out Library Books?
…Court this week will consider a case that could have major implications for the state’s 388 public libraries…. It pits a resident in Bloomfield Hills — one of the country’s…
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Oregon Lawyers in Guantanamo
…the U.S. government imprison human beings indefinitely while denying them access to a court of law to challenge their imprisonment. Now, 14 years later, as one of several Portland attorneys…
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Oregon Family Law Facilitators
…divorce, support, custody, etc. (Adoption questions usually are addressed to the Probate Court, but your Family Law Facilitator could advise you. The Family Law Facilitator’s primary role is to assist…
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Naked Bicyclists, Accused Pirates, and the Laws of Innocence
…Tuesday, is that bicyclists are vulnerable in traffic, and he was ready to go to court on that point this week. He had a videotape. He had witnesses. He had…
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Can we reduce our dependence on foreign legal publishers?
…access to their state court judges’ opinions, read this article. You will see that some people do, and you will see what it took to make it possible (not all…
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More Free and Searchable Legal Databases
You used to have free and searchable access to federal district court cases only on a district by district basis, but the situation is improving. Librarians and lawyers have…
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WW Shortlist of Federal Judge Candidates for U.S. D.C., Oregon
…court judges, history and appointment process: U.S. Courts dot gov One view of the political process surrounding appointments and here. And here’s the WWire list: Karen Immergut (U.S. Attorney…
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Oregon Judicial Profiles and Other Biographical Information
…SOURCES Oregon Judicial Department (OJD): for information on Oregon Supreme Court and Court of Appeals judges Oregon Blue Book Voter Pamphlets (Oregon state and county elections offices) 2) FROM THE…