I’ve blogged before about HeinOnline, but still run into local attorneys and legal historians and legal researchers who don’t know what HeinOnline is and who don’t know they…
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Not Dead Yet: Santa Claus, Yogi Berra, and Source Verification (Churchill not Reagan)
No, Virginia, you can’t believe anything you read “on the Internet,” except of course that there is a Santa Claus. Yogi Berra is still alive. And, from the…
Righting Civil Wrongs: Tort Museum Virtual Tour
…one might want, but it’s not bad. I recommend starting with an exploration of the Tort Museum’s website, then clicking on the Online Tour link, and then trying out the…
Free Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Lookup at NICB
…an acronym for Vehicle Identification Number. (Teachable moment about a debatable issue: not all abbreviations are acronyms; all acronyms are abbreviations) Important research note: VINCheckⓇ is not an official…
“What exactly is locker room talk?” (NYT article)
If nothing else, lawyers and judges care about what words mean: SPORTS: What Exactly Is ‘Locker-Room Talk’? Let an Expert Explain,” by Bill Pennington, Oct.10, 2016, New York…
Oregon Legal Assistance Resource Guide
We try to update this Oregon Legal Assistance Resource Guide at least twice a year (you can also find the guide from the WCLL Legal Research Resources website), but…
Coronavirus Legal Research Guide (Law Library of Congress)
…the state level, and in various countries with respect to the new coronavirus and its spread. We are also including links to Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports ….” [Link to…
New Oregon Legislative Agency: Office of Legislative Policy and Research
Article in the Salem Statesman Journal: “Oregon Legislature hires top researcher,” Gordon Friedman, Statesman Journal, July 27, 2016 Excerpt: “Christopher Reinhart has been hired as the first director of…
Searching Case Law with Google Scholar: New and Improved
“Google Scholar Case Law Evolves“ by Mark Giangrande, Law Librarian blog: Excerpt: “…. Google is hardly a substitute for any of the commercial databases as it does not have…
Don’t Be a Legal Self-Help DIY April Fool
…parents, dependents, your credit rating, your reputation, your heirs or inheritance, or anything else that matters to you, please be a smart legal self-helper by doing thorough legal research or…
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