Blog post, “Does Jail Work as an Intermediate Sanction,” linking to: Sentencing Law and Policy blog post about Multnomah County jail report and the Vera Institute Report Excerpt…
State Legislatures Blog: For those policy wonks out there in legal research land, The Thicket is a blog you might not have seen yet. It’s dry (except to policy…
Currently you can find PDFs of the 1955-1967 and 1995-2009 ORS at the Oregon Legislature’s website. Soon, the 1969-1993 superseded ORSs will be there, too. (Look under: “Selected Archives…
I could use this case to teach an entire course on Oregon legal research to lawyers, law students, legislators, and self-represented litigants: City of Damascus v. Henry…
The Oregon cell phone bill that became law: House Bill 2377 (or link to the enrolled bill from here): Relating to use of mobile communication device while driving;…
Monday, December 15, 2014, 6-8 p.m., in downtown Portland: ‘This “Advocacy 101” event will provide community members with tips on how to be an effective advocate for your…
Oregon 2015 House Bill (HB) 2596: “Provides that person who records another person’s intimate areas commits crime of invasion of personal privacy.” (Note: See also HB 2356, which…
Six hours is barely enough time to teach Legislative History 101, but you can still join in the (admittedly wonkish) fun on October 23rd, 2015: “Oregon Legislative History: Research…
The online 2015 ORS will appear shortly, at least we hope before the official start of the 2016 Legislative Session. The official PRINT ORS is available at law and…
The short session Oregon Legislative 2016 bills are now online. As of this moment, however, the 2015 Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) are still NOT online, but if you’re…
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