Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: September 9, 2008

Statutes of Frauds in Oregon

By Laura Orr

…wikipedia. In Oregon specifically, you will find references to various statutes of frauds in the Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS). Use the online index to the ORS to locate which section…

Published on: August 18, 2008

Nolo Press Blogs

By Laura Orr

As if there wasn’t already more great legal research info than we could use in a lifetime, Nolo Press is now blogging (thanks to Law Librarian Blog…

Published on: July 17, 2007

Can we reduce our dependence on foreign legal publishers?

By Laura Orr

To continue the discussion (albeit one-sided 🙂 of legal research strategy: Both Lexis and Westlaw are owned by foreign companies. American Lawyer and the National Law Journal are about…

Published on: July 11, 2007

Verizon Government Employee Discounts Not Allowed in Oregon

By Laura Orr

A recent Oregon Government Standards and Practices Staff Opinion (07S-005) is a useful vehicle for explaining some basics of legal research to the novice legal researcher. And if you’re…

Published on: January 16, 2008

Deep Repositories of Scholarship (and “Information”)

By Laura Orr

beSpacific also posts about the University of California’s eScholarship Repository, which is an amazing collection of scholarship, commentary, research, wisdom, and I’m sure even foolishness. I’ve blogged before about…

Published on: June 29, 2010

Indian Arts and Crafts Act (IACA): The Perilous Business of Selling “Indian-styled” Arts & Crafts

By Laura Orr

…to free content.) For more information on the IACA and the IACA Board, if you want to do your own research: 1) The Indian Arts and Craft Act (IACA), 25…

Published on: September 14, 2006

By Laura Orr

…and mouthfuls, the Briefs section has some good research leads. One is to the new Ater Wynn Business Litigation Blog and the other is to an updated publication released…

Published on: September 29, 2006

By Laura Orr

…you’d do at work). Blorking is what I do here at Blogspot’s “Oregon Legal Research.” Blorkers have to be careful, which is not a bad thing. We have to watch…

Published on: October 13, 2006

By Laura Orr

…had links to great posts on uses for RSS in law firms, a history of courtroom animation, and more. Zimmerman’s Legal Research Guide: Most law librarians know about Zimmerman’s…

Published on: November 21, 2006

By Laura Orr

Foreign & International Law: For those of you who must stray beyond Oregon legal research, for curiosity or for work, here are three links you might want to add…