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Paralegals in Oregon: Joining and Job Postings

Posted on October 17, 2008
Did you know that there was a Pacific Northwest Paralegal Association (PNPA)?The association offers members training and networking opportunities. PNPA members and employers of paralegals can also make use, for no cost, of their Job Bank.If you have questions, look at their Contacts Us list.

Oregon Supreme Court: DEX Liable in Fraud / Misrepresentation Case

Posted on October 17, 2008
KNEPPER v. BROWN, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF COSMETIC SURGERY;and AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LIPO-SUCTION SURGERY, INC., Defendants, and DEX MEDIA, INC., fka U S WEST DEX, INC., (docket # A128550; S055155), decided 10/9/08?Before, De Muniz, Chief Justice., and Gillette, Durham, Balmer, Walters, and Linder, Justices...

More on Filing and Drafting Oregon Appellate Court Documents

Posted on October 16, 2008
My previous post on Oregon appellate court briefs should perhaps have been prefaced with links to materials on the appellate process itself, that is, to all the materials at the Oregon Judicial Department (OJD).1) From here, you can get to these, and many other documents:a) Oregon Appellate Court Style Manualb) Court Rules and Rule Amendments2) From here, you get even more, including links to Rules and Fees and Sample Forms...

2008 U.S. Supreme Court Case on Crack vs. Cocaine

Posted on October 16, 2008
Moore v. U.S. (docket # 07-10689) (Decided October 14, 2008)(There are times when a blog is just a place to keep notes on a case someone may ask about immediately after I have forgotten its name :-)

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Call for Submissions: 2009 Oregon Appellate Almanac

Posted on October 16, 2008
Speaking of the Appellate Courts, there is a call out for submissions for the 2009 edition of the Appellate Almanac. Details are at the OSB Appellate Practice Section homepage; the announcement reads:"CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2009 APPELLATE ALMANACThe Executive Committee of the Appellate Practice Section of the Oregon State Bar is seeking submissions for the 2009 edition of the Oregon Appellate Almanac...

Oregon Senator Biographies on Wikipedia

Posted on October 15, 2008
Wikiproject Oregon has this story: Local Politics and Wikipedia?Wikipedia now covers all Oregon state senators!WikiProject Oregon just hit an exciting milestone: with Esprqii?s recent addition of a brief biography of Senator Laurie Monnes Anderson, Wikipedia now has an article on every current member of the Oregon State Senate...

Laws of Winter Driving

Posted on October 15, 2008
Winter Driving and other Traffic Laws at Oregon State Police website:1) Winter Driving Guide homepage (and brochure)2) Move Over, It?s the Law brochure

Writing (and finding) Oregon Appellate Court Briefs

Posted on October 15, 2008
This blog post is written primarily for the new appellate court brief writer, either the new lawyer or the pro se litigant.Not all materials on briefs writing are online (surprise, surprise), so be prepared to visit an Oregon law library:1) OSB ?Appeal and Review? (loose leaf) (from the Oregon State Bar or an Oregon law library)2) Various CLE course materials on the Oregon appeals process (titles vary from law library to law library depending on collection size and purchasing decisions)...

Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #9 (Article II, Suffrage and Elections)

Posted on October 15, 2008
Previous Bites:Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #1 and Bite #2 (Bill of Rights, 1-6)Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #3 (Bill of Rights, 7-12)Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: #4 (Bill of Rights, 13-20)Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: #5 (Bill of Rights, 21-30)Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: #6 (Bill of Rights, 32-39)Oregon Constitution in Small Bites #7: Bill of Rights, 40-42)Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: #8 (Bill of Rights, 43-45)Today:Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #9 (Article II, Suffrage and Elections, Sections 1-10)ARTICLE IISUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONSSec...

What's a Dollar Worth?

Posted on October 15, 2008
1) "What's a Dollar Worth?" on the homepage of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.2) Also at: Purchasing Power of Money in the United States from 1774 to 2007 from Measuring Worth dot com.3) And then there is the Currency Converter at Oanda dot com...

Immigration Lawyers Write Haiku ? Laugh With Them!

Posted on October 10, 2008
More than one lawyer I know is an avid reader of poetry and prose and they will all appreciate the Kurzban?s haiku contest winners and contestants.Samples:Big toe is throbbing.I dropped Kurzban's upon it.A weighty treatise.-by David N. Simmons, Denver, CONot much to look at,Yet so much knowledge inside,Sexy after all...

Washington County (Oregon) Nov 2008 Election Information

Posted on October 10, 2008
The Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) has posted for all to see a terrific Elections Information web site.The deadline for voter registration is nigh (or October 14th, whichever comes first :-)

Rin Tin Tin in a Litigious World

Posted on October 09, 2008
If you think the news is all about Presidential (so to speak) elections and economic meltdowns - think again!A pooch to protect: Rin Tin Tin's latest film doesn't sit well with Daphne Hereford, and if she has her way, the star's next drama could be in court, by MARY FLOOD, Copyright, 2008 Houston Chronicle, Oct...

More on Oregon Election 2008 Ballot Measures

Posted on October 09, 2008
Think Out Loud is jumping feet first into discussions on upcoming Election 2008 ballot measures (and I just got my voter's pamphlet in the mail yesterday - a wonk's delight!):1) Measure 58 will air on Thursday, October 9th, at 9 a.m. (yes, I meant to post this earlier, but when you are two people serving a county of 500,000+, other duties can take priority over blogging)...

Registering to Vote in Oregon

Posted on October 08, 2008
?You have until 5 p.m. October 14th to register.?*If you?ve moved, want to change your party affiliation, or don?t get your ballot (not mailed until October 17th), PLEASE contact your County Election Office for specific instructions!-- In my business (public law library wonkery) I see reminders about voting everywhere I turn, but not everyone is so blessed...

Schoolhouse Rock and Legislative History?

Posted on October 08, 2008
How does one teach about the Three Branches of Government? Let us count the ways:1) Schoolhouse rock-away2) Ben?s Guide to U.S. Government3) The Oregon Legislature Way

Teen Parents and the Law

Posted on October 08, 2008
It?s tough to find reliable information on this topic, and public librarians are asked these teen parenting questions more than law librarians generally are. But I was looking for something else the other day and ran across these resources from the OHSU teen health webpages:1) Teen Parents dot org2) Multnomah County Health Department Connections Program for Young ParentsI'll try and do a more complete research guide on teen parent legal issues in the future, but in the meantime, call a public law library or OSB Problem Solvers if you have questions now.

Online Law Blues: Life Without Lawyers (and Law Libraries)?

Posted on October 06, 2008
Inter-Alia is one of those blawgs that I almost never miss, though its guru, Tom Mighell, sure makes it easy to catch up on past posts and newsletters if you get swamped and miss an issue or a posting, or two or three.A entry from the Oct. 5th, ILRW, contained this tidbit, which is a good follow-up to my post on Let?s (Not) Kill All the Law Libraries (and my own follow-up), arguing that if ?the law? really was ?all online,? then why would we need lawyers?Verbatim from Tom Mighell?s Internet Legal Research Weekly, Oct 5th, 2008:Tractis https://www...

More "Let?s Kill All the Law Libraries": Virtual Law Libraries and Chief Justice Roberts

Posted on October 03, 2008
To continue my Oregon Legal Research blog post on Let?s Kill All the Law Libraries ?.What?s a ?Virtual Law Library?? Lots of people throw the term around, but who knows?!* Could it be Justia? The Public Library of Law? Would it be Findlaw? Could it be LexisOne?* Those are all free...

Oregon Revised Statutes, Copyright Dispute, and Legal Research

Posted on October 03, 2008
Jack Bogs Blog points us to a NYT story, the latest on public access to law and the Oregon dispute:He fought the law and ? he won.I posted about this Oregon Revised Statute dispute here and here.Caveat emptor: if you research ?the law online,? please make sure you have the current, official, corrected, authentic, and updated laws of the jurisdiction...

Unsafe at Any Speed ?Beds has found a danger Ralph Nader missed?

Posted on October 03, 2008
Justice Bedsworth, of the California Courts of Appeal, returns with his October column in the Orange County Lawyer Magazine: Unsafe at Any Speed ?Beds has found a danger Ralph Nader missed?And you thought it will be hard to top last month?s column, Just Another Day in the Monkey House!

Is Your (Oregon) Developer or Lender Going Under?

Posted on October 03, 2008
Are you wondering if the builder of that house or development you just moved into is going to declare bankruptcy or otherwise disappear before you finish painting your new kitchen?I?m still waiting on some calls back from a few experts for more information, but here is what has been recommended to me so far (not all of the following will apply to your specific situation, so use your judgment):1) Don?t assume the worst, at least not at first, but do your research, soon...

Let?s Kill All the Law Libraries

Posted on October 03, 2008
For the past 20 years, at least, law school deans, legislators, law firm managers, lobbyists, jail and prison managers, among others, have been asking why their organizations need law libraries, and heaven forbid, law librarians. After all, "isn't all the law online?"My brief response is:1) No, it?s not all online; only a fraction of it is, and most of that is just online versions of (allegedly official and current) primary sources and a lot of very bad ?legal advice?...

Do You Need an Umbrella Today?

Posted on October 03, 2008
What a great blog! Umbrella Today?Who said blogging had to be complicated, at least not in its presentation, though, maybe (often) terribly complex in its execution.Thanks to Tom Mighell?s Inter Alia for the link to a great laugh and charming blog.

Check Your Oregon Voter Registration Online

Posted on October 01, 2008
Link to the Elections division, www.oregonvotes.orgThe Hillsboro Argus ran this story, Sept. 30th, 2008: Check Your Voter Registration Online:Excerpt from Argus:?Secretary of State Bill Bradbury announced Thursday Oregon voters can now check their voter registration status online...

Oregon 2008 Election Ballot Measure List: October Update

Posted on September 30, 2008
So far, the best (unofficial) place I?ve found to get a complete list of ballot measures is at Ballotpedia. If you type the word into the Ballotpedia search box you?ll likely be linked to this page.Official sources (and my previous ballot measures post here):From the Oregon Secretary of State, Election Division:1) August 1st, 20082) Changes and updates will be posted here...

Banned Books Week: a ?Kafka Comes to America? Book Talk

Posted on September 30, 2008
Banned Book Week event:Caf� Banned, at the Multnomah County Library, features a talk by the Oregon Public Defender, Steve Wax, who will talk about his book, Kafka Comes to America (also available at other libraries and bookstores).

Who Owns the Money Hidden in the Walls -- After the House is Sold?

Posted on September 26, 2008
Oregon Court of Appeals opinion:SOLLARS v. CITY of MILWAUKIE (CV06020213; A132996) (decided 9/24/08)Excerpt:?Before Landau, Presiding Judge, and Schuman, Judge, and Ortega, Judge.ORTEGA, J.Reversed and remanded with instructions to enter judgment directing City of Milwaukie to release funds to plaintiff Sollars...

Cheap and Efficient Bus Travel, on the mid-Atlantic Corridor No less

Posted on September 26, 2008
Great story from the NYT about bus travel: Jet Set, Meet the Bus BunchAALL will be meeting in D.C. next year ? how about some side trips to Baltimore, Philly, New York, and Boston?

Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #8 (Bill of Rights, 43-45)

Posted on September 26, 2008
Previous Bites:Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #1 and Bite #2 (Bill of Rights, 1-6)Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #3 (Bill of Rights, 7-12)Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: #4 (Bill of Rights, 13-20)Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: #5 (Bill of Rights, 21-30)Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: #6 (Bill of Rights, 32-39)Oregon Constitution in Small Bites #7: Bill of Rights, 40-42)Today: Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #8 (Bill of Rights, 43-45):43...

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