In my previous post, What is a “Valid Signature” on an Oregon Initiative Petition?, I linked to a document titled, APPENDIX 1 (165-014-0030

As a public transit rider (3+ hours/day, yet – yeesh), I loved these, so forgive the digression from legal research topics, though I do write a fair

If you haven’t heard or used Zimmerman’s Legal Research guide, give it a whirl. You might find you use it again and again.Andy Zimmerman has now created a handy-dandy ZRG blog, which is an excelle

Solo and small law firm practitioners, like small libraries, have a tough time achieving certain purchasing economies of scale. Bar associations offer some group discounts, but not always for what solo and small law firm practitioners need. Sometimes you need the strength, and heft, of bulk-buying behind you:

MUTCD: Manual of Uniform Traffic Control DevicesAnother research resource alive and well on the web, but remember, not everyone has web access. The digital divide is also alive and well. Support your lib

Many lawyers, law professors, and judges have to talk to the press (print and online news writers and reporters) at some time in their careers. Sometimes reporters just want some background information, facts checked, or some legal procedural step clarified. But sometimes, the lawyer IS the story

Willamette Week, July 21, 2010, story: The Skin Game: Unlicensed tattooing is on the rise—with bad consequences” about the Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA) and tattoo artists:

A Law Librarian Blog July 27, 2010, post was interesting on several counts:

The Oregon State Bar public website has a great new look. There is a lot of information in print and on video.The Legal Links cable TV shows are terrific and worth watching if you need information about landlord-tenant la

Brace yourself for a fun Oregon Election ballot in November 2010.If you want to participate, don’t forget to register to vote. Visit the Oregon Secretary of State Election Division or your

The Oregon State Bar public website has a great new look. There is a lot of information online and on video.The Legal Links cable TV shows are terrific and worth watching if you need information about landlord-tenant law,

While on a rare, and all too brief, break from work, I caught, so to speak, a wonderful, and not a little bit terrifying, interview on Fresh Air with Peter Laufer, author of "Forbidden Creatures:

If you’ve been reading stories about the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) ban on sharing home-brewed beer (and the Oregon Homebrewers Alliance has links and information), you

If you’re interested in learning more about how Oregon Small Claims and Traffic courts operate, here’s your chance:Oregon Small Claims and Traffic CLEPresented by: Judge Steven A. Todd, Multnomah County Circuit Court

Questions about Oregon initiative and referendum signature petitions are as old as the petition itself (1902) and as new as yesterday (see History links, below). The latest challenges are to the Secretary of State's office tossing petition signatures for a 2010 ballot initiative that would change h

Brace yourself for a fun ballot in November.If you want to participate, don’t forget to register to vote. Visit the Oregon Secretary of State Election Division or your count

There are a number of Law Librarian position openings in Oregon this summer 2010. Visit the usual suspects for librarian job postings, but don’t forget the Oregon State Library Jobline.The positions include an Assistant Law Librarian

This is an update to previous posts on estate planning (and on pro se litigants):Public law libraries, and public librarie

While there are dozens of print resources (and even more online) on specific wills, trusts, and estate planning issues and questions, here’s a short list of the basic, not to be skipped, Oregon estate planning forms and practice materials. These are print-only resources in most law libraries, though some librari

I’m an energetic advocate of DIY Legal Research (as are most public law library librarians) and a somewhat less than enthusiastic advocate of DIY Lawyering (aka self-help, self-representation, pro se litigation, pro per representation), especially for people who don’t have any research experience or ap

Whether you’re researching juvenile sex offender laws or marijuana taxation or

It’s not hard to be perplexed when trying to understand the U.S. Code (link to searchable versions) and the niceties of codification. Maybe th

Periodically we are asked about jury instructions for the Oregon federal district court. We have the following on good authority, though in the world of legal research, all is subject to variation, circumstances, and change:1) The

There are a number of ways to research Oregon judicial vacancies and candidates and here are a few to start with:1) The Oregon State Bar Judicial Vacancy website.2) Oregon Gov

Libraries get a lot of those “I can’t remember that book (story, poem, etc.) title” types of questions, which we love because every good librarian loves a mystery that requires some biblio-detective work.Even with the web, some titles remain elusive, so what’s a librarian or a reader to do?

Hot on the heels of the June 30, 2010, Oregon Court of Appeals Court case on Miranda warnings, comes this July 1, 2010, Oregon Supreme Court case:

Justice Bedsworth in his July 2010 Criminal Waste of Space column, in the OC Lawyer Magazine, tells a couple of his favorite judicial clerks stories. New lawyers, especially, s

Did you know that many police officers are advised and trained not to recite Miranda Warnings (see also about Ernesto Miranda) but instead to read them to the person who has been arrested?

I’m not big on buying stuff, especially stuff that eats, so am not inclined to feel acquisitive or broody when I see a cute critter, but apparently it’s a real problem in the real world (i.e. the non-bibliophile world – we apparently covet only time to read �

One possible answer to a frequently asked question in public law libraries: “Can I appeal my license suspension?”(Hurrah for the web. It was a lot harder in the “old days” to find this info. (But keep in mind, that it costs a whole lot more to maintain useful government websites than i