Oregon Legal Research BlogAnother type of law library question that we, and public libraries, start hearing as the weather gets colder: Where do I find the law that that says power companies…
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Aging, the Law, and AARP
…as I do reading Consumer Reports. This month (Jan 2007) in the AARP Bulletin their column, The Law, has this question: “Does a retirement community violate federal laws by deciding…
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The Law Librarian and the FBI: A Shaggy Dog Tale in Six Parts: PART SIX
…Thing to Say,” by Judith Martin, Crown Publishers, 1998, p. 47.) As the author of “The Book Thief” laments, it is very hard to get law enforcement to care about…
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Where are Superseded (Archived) Oregon Revised Statutes?
…even after launch.) In the meantime: 1) Use archive.org to link to the old Oregon Legislature’s website. 2) The Washington County Law Library has scanned the full set of 1953-1993…
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Last Thoughts on Legislative Drafting and Poetry Month (April at the Law Library of Congress)
“The Unacknowledged Legislators of the World,” April 28, 2015 by Jennifer Davis (Law Library of Congress) “…. The centrality of interpretation to law and poetry is also explored by…
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Law Librarians and Legal Information Professionals in a World That Needs (Legal Research) Help
Also from LawSites: an inspiring view of the legal information world of today (which will be tomorrow really, really soon): Turning Challenges into Opportunities: New Directions for Legal Information…
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Law Practice: Ethical Duty of Technology Competence
…Bar Association formally approved a change to the Model Rules of Professional Conduct to make clear that lawyers have a duty to be competent not only in the law and…
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Equal Justice Conference (Portland, Oregon, April 30-May 3, 2014)
…the entire EJC conference! Among other EJC and pre-conference programs, there is one for Access to Justice (A2J) professionals, public law librarians, and those who are interested public law library…
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Law Library of Congress Report on Bitcoin in 40 Countries
“Our New Report Looks at Bitcoin in 40 Countries,” February 4, 2014 by Kelly Buchanan The foreign law specialists and analysts at the Law Library of Congress recently completed…
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Guide: How to Dispose of Used Law Books
We try to keep our “HOW TO DISPOSE OF USED LAW BOOKS” guide up to date, through our own efforts and the kindness of strangers. You can also find…