You can find a list of reports submitted to the Oregon State Legislature at an Oregon State Library website: Reports to the Oregon State Legislature The list includes

A former Speaker of the House is addressed, and referred to as, Mr. x, not Speaker x.  The current President of the United States is addressed, and referred to as, President, not Mr. x. Do not assume other public officials, candidates for public office, radio or TV news hosts, newspaper reporters, or

"Honda loses Civic hybrid Small Claims Court lawsuit," by Jerry Hirsch, LA Times, Feb. 1, 2012 Link to the plaintiff’s website and twitter account a

If U.S. Supreme Court Justices can rise above their Green Bag bobblehead replicas, and state court judges survive becoming piñatas, then surely the Department of Homeland Security can survive Justice Bedsworth’s forked tongue (

The 2011 Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) are now online - yay! You can find the 2011 ORS online at the Legislature’s website.

I heard this very interesting story on OBP radio last week.  You can read and hear it too: "On Amazon,

"The State of Oregon has a Citizen Legislature consisting of the Senate, whose 30 members are elected to serve four-year terms, and the House of Representatives, which has 60 members elected for two-year terms. The Legislature convenes annually in February

Visit the Oregon Secretary of State's elections website for general information and links. Check with your county's elections office for drop-off instructions: 1) List of all County Election Officials

From a 1/25/12, Law in the News link, we travel to this story from England: "Jurors: leave the information age—or go to jail," by Peter Bright:

Travelers and Aviation Buffs: FAA Mobile App Infodocket brings us news of the first release of the FAA Mobile app. News, travel advisories, updates, and more. You can also read about the the app at the

Check the announcements and updates at the OJD website (and the Media Releases "What's New" site) for changes to this, but as of right now, here’s the announcement: "SYSTEM MAINTENANCE: The

If you’re following the Honda Civic Hybrid Lawsuit, that Small Claims Court vs. Class Action Settlement case, you can find updates at the plaintiff’s website and

Measures for the 2012 Oregon Legislative Session are now available.  You can link to the Legislature's homepage for more information. (Note: As of today, the "index" and the "list of se

See OJD Media Release, dated 1/20/12* 'The Honorable Thomas A. Balmer has been elected as the 42nd Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, the court announced today.

If you’re an Oregon city official and need some expert guidance on how to get legal advice regarding a government matter, call the League of Oregon Cities (LOC) Legal Services office. Visit their website to read

Andy Zimmerman, of Zimmerman's Research Guide, brings us this update: All things must pass: the demise of the free Social Security Death Index You can read

Legal Research Plus brings our attention to the California Office of Legislative Counsel’s report on: "

"Gallagher blogs" brings us "A Tour of Eight Famous Cases," highlighting the new book: "Is Eating People Wrong: Great Legal Cases and How They Shaped the World"

The next time someone tells you that “it’s all online” or that they don’t need law libraries or law librarians, ask why it is that the smartest guys on the block, the U.S. Supreme Court Justices (with apologies to excellent law professors and lawyers everywhere), still have a law library and profes

Robert Ambrogi's LawSites blog brings us "Five Tips for Starting Your own Blog" and other law practice tips.

Stephen Elias, lawyer to the people, died last month. You can read an obituary at the Nolo website and a Nolo blog. Law li

The Oregon State Bar (OSB) has approved a Nonprofit Organizations Law Section (NOLS) for OSB members, effective January 2012. The Nonprofit Organizations Law Section (NOLS)

There is a new source for Ninth (9th) Circuit Court of Appeals briefs that can be added to my previous list. Many, many th

Thanks to Oregon Legislative Counsel (and the Oregon Supreme Court and the State of Oregon Law Library) and the Washington County Law Library staff (read about this project in previous

Read the Oregon Secretary of State's new Oregon Civics Toolkit: Free Lesson Plans Targeting Students 17-24. Knowledge is power and knowledge of the law is a super-power and we're never too old to learn somethi

iLibrarian alerts us to this gem of a post from a Syracuse School of Information Studies: 61 Non-librarian Jobs for LIS grads For a bonus point,

Update on Honda Civic Hybrid Lawsuit: Small Claims Court vs. Class Action Settlement: "No ruling as Civ

Reading minutes from meetings can be a snooze, but they can also be very funny - and they can make a great lawyer out of you (or at least contribute to your greatness). Funny meeting minutes examples (though I will admit that maybe you needed to be there): 1) From Oregon State Bar board meeting min

3 Geeks and a Law Blog alerts us to the death of Fred Milano: "Fred Milano - From Doo-Wop to Doo-ing Legal Research"

From Law in the News: "Utah opinion notes "numerous" law students report employment is condit