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Nolo Press Blogs

Posted on August 18, 2008
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 for lead):Bankruptcy and foreclosure blogFamily and divorce law blogWait, there?s more! Estate planning, homebuying, employment law, oh boy! (link to from Law Librarian blog or here).

Oregon Restaurant Food Safety Inspections

Posted on August 18, 2008
Ever wonder about how your favorite restaurant holds up under official inspection?Sample county-specific food safety inspection websites::Washington CountyClackamas CountyMultnomah CountyMarion CountyFor more on food safety regulation, start with the Oregon Public Health pages, here and here.

Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #3

Posted on August 18, 2008
ARTICLE I,BILL OF RIGHTS. section 7-12(sections 1-6, posted at Oregon Constitution Bites #1-2)7. Manner of administering oath or affirmation8. Freedom of speech and press9. Unreasonable searches or seizures10. Administration of justice11. Rights of Accused in Criminal Prosecution12...

What Would Mr. Darrow Do?: Twittering Trials

Posted on August 15, 2008
Real Lawyers have Blogs links to a Twittering Trials story.(BTW, the verb form of Twitter is tweet. (You learn something new every day.))

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Oregon Supreme Court: Harassment Statute Declared Overbroad

Posted on August 15, 2008
Re: ORS 166.065(1)(a)(B)OREGON v. JOHNSON (SC S055085)Excerpt:?GILLETTE, J.This criminal case presents a question that lies at the intersection between Oregon's constitutional protection of free expression and an Oregon statute that punishes abusive or insulting speech that is calculated to produce a violent response...

Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #1 and Bite #2

Posted on August 15, 2008
If you can?t read the Oregon Constitution in one gulp (and it is a bit of a dog's breakfast), how about in small bites? (I'll post a few more small bites over the next few weeks, months, sigh.)Oregon ConstitutionBite #1: Preamble:"PREAMBLEWe the people of the State of Oregon to the end that Justice be established, order maintained, and liberty perpetuated, do ordain this Constitution...

New Oregon Domestic Violence and the Workplace Flyers

Posted on August 15, 2008
New Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industry (BOLI) domestic violence and the workplace flyers in English and in Spanish

Researching Oregon Paternity Law

Posted on August 14, 2008
1) Establishing Paternity on a Birth Certificate2) Oregon State Bar (OSB) info on paternity3) OLR blog post on 2007 Paternity Laws4) Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) (use index)(Important note about the ORS: Please be careful when you read the ORS in places other than at the official Legislature?s website...

Shakespeare quotation: Let?s NOT Kill all the Lawyers?

Posted on August 14, 2008
Shakespeare and Lawyers, from f/k/a (with links):Excerpt (quote):?? ?Service to others is a worthy goal for an aspiring professional and the best response all lawyers can make to our critics. We might also urge the bashers to read their Shakespeare more carefullyThe words, ?Let?s kill all the lawyers,? were not spoken by a disgruntled litigant (or even by Henry VI?s press secretary)...

Star in your own (bibliophile?s) READ poster: Woof!

Posted on August 14, 2008
From WisBlawg, we learn that YOU (or your favorite pet or food) can star in your very own mini-READ poster from the American Library Association (ALA).A great gift for those wanting to stop spending money on STUFF no one really needs or spending money that could go into that retirement fund (compounding! not that there is anything truly wrong with a little bit of Live for Today! :-)

Grown-up Law: Now that you are 18 years old (or more!)

Posted on August 14, 2008
From Jim Calloway?s law practice tips blog: see Site of the Week: Nowthatyouare18.org, with a direct link to Now That You Are 18 and others ? Happy Birthday!

How to Find Oregon Statewide Ballot Measures

Posted on August 14, 2008
So, how DO you find recent (and past) Oregon statewide ballot measures? I last posted a list of 2008 November election measures here (and about the super Ballot Measure Archives Project), but read on:For a current and an official list: Oregon Secretary of State, Elections Division, but don?t say I didn?t warn you...

Juror Bias Against Bicyclists?

Posted on August 12, 2008
Chicago Bicycle Law links to the Portland attorney Ray Thomas article, ?Strategies Regarding Public Irritation With Bicyclists.?Excerpt:?Examine the letter section of local newspapers or listen in on commentary on a.m. radio talk shows and the emergence of a new group of people becomes visible - folks who openly dislike bicycle riders...

Bedsworth vs. The (English) Horse He Rode In With

Posted on August 12, 2008
Bet you thought I forgot Bedsworth this month. I did! (It's been some month, I tell you.) But here he is, in all his robed and wigged glory:Next Step: Ruby Slippers, by Justice William W. Bedsworth: ?British judicial attire will change come October; Beds likes the changes...

Small Claims Court in Oregon: What Do You Want to Know?

Posted on August 12, 2008
Do you have any questions about filing a case in Small Claims Court in Oregon?I?m helping (in a networking, researching, law librarian sort of way) an Oregon attorney write a book about Small Claims Court in Oregon, i.e. how to file, how to prepare, how to serve, etc...

Oregon Pedestrian Rights Legal Guidebook

Posted on August 12, 2008
Read the legal guide book (156 pages!) ?Oregon Pedestrian Rights: A Legal Guide for Persons on Foot,? from one of the lawyers who brought us these other guides, which I posted about here (including the bicyclist legal guide, Pedal Power) (and don?t forget about this bicycle manual from DMV)...

Traffic? (by Tom Vanderbilt): An alternate title for the book might be ?Idiots.?

Posted on August 12, 2008
Traffic, by Tom Vanderbilt: ??An alternate title for the book might be ?Idiots? (from the NYT review of Traffic).See also this recent news story:Use turn signal? Why?: $75 TICKET: It's an all-too-common attitude, and it can cost you, cops say,? Chicago Sun-Times (online), August 11, 2008, by Mary Wisniewski...

Traffic Deaths: 40,000 and counting?

Posted on August 12, 2008
From: FARS (Fatality Analysis Reporting System) Encyclopedia (NHTSA):2005: 43,510 (+/-)2006: 42,642 (+/-)2008: Good News About $4 Gas? Fewer Traffic Deaths and trend toward under 40,000?See also the Statistical Abstract.Web site tracks traffic fatalities, per Consumer Reports article: Saferoadmaps dot org

Asset Searches in Dissolutions of Marriage (Oregon)

Posted on August 11, 2008
"Asset Searches in Dissolutions of Marriage,? by Ann Richards & R.T. Tavey, in the Oregon State Bar (OSB) Family Law Newsletter, June 2008, pp. 1-3.(These useful newsletters from OSB Sections are not well-indexed so I try to highlight some of their articles when they land on my desk/top...

Consumer Reports (Magazine) Free, Online and the Google Insights Service

Posted on August 08, 2008
I was looking at the Google Insights service (prompted by PI Buzz?s exploration of the service) and thought I?d run my [free, online] Online Consumer Reports ?test? on it, i.e., just how many people do search for Consumer Reports via Google and how do they search for it?The results were interesting to say the least...

Oregon Nov 2008 Election Ballot Measures (so far)

Posted on August 06, 2008
From the Salem Statesman Journal, we read ?Measures assigned their numerical designations: A dozen items will appear on Nov. 4 ballot, state says,? by Peter Wong, August 2, 2008Measure approved for the ballot to date include these:MEASURE 54: Allows 18-year-olds to vote in school board elections, consistent with their eligibility to vote in state and federal elections...

Online Oregon Criminal Records Searches (re CriminalSearches dot com)

Posted on August 04, 2008
The Oregon Judicial Department has this official NOTICE ABOUT ONLINE CRIMINAL RECORDS SEARCHES:?July 31, 2008We have received many complaints since July 21 about inaccurate and outdated information on a new website called CriminalSearches.com, which offers to search for "criminal" records throughout the US for free...

Washington State Legal Research Blog

Posted on August 04, 2008
Welcome the new KCLL Klues: Washington State Legal Research Blog: Tips and tricks for Legal Research in Washington State. This is the official blog of the King County Law Library and adds even more legal research information than we already find at their main website ? wowsers!

Skip Tracing (aka Public Sleuthing) at King County Law Library (Seattle, WA)

Posted on August 04, 2008
If you can?t make it to the King County (Seattle) Law Library (KCLL) class, you may still partake of their law librarian generosity: you can read class handouts, including the invaluable skip tracing checklist, links, and class outline.Link to this web site to find these skip tracing documents, but if you want an excuse to visit Seattle for an invaluable educational opportunity, here?s how to sign up for the class.

Should Juries Know the Likely Sentence When Deciding Guilt?

Posted on August 02, 2008
Are you following this blog conversation about Oregon sentencing law ?: "Should juries know the likely sentence when deciding guilt?"Excerpt:?The title of this post is the title of this interesting BlueOregon post authored by Oregon state representative Chip Shields...

Lawyers, Private Investigators, and Ethics

Posted on August 02, 2008
The body of literature (scholarly, practical, and popular) on private investigators (and their lawyer clients ? or is it the other way around?) is a fairly large one, but it doesn?t hurt to add blog posts to that bibliography: From the always interesting PI Buzz?s Tamara Thompson comes this, ?The Conversation Between Attorneys and Investigators...

Response-Ability: Defending the Yoga Instructor When a Student is Injured

Posted on July 30, 2008
While reading a magazine article ?Play Your Part: Accept responsibility for what you bring to each moment and enjoy the power of truth,? by Sally Kempton, printed in the September 2008 issue of ?Yoga Journal? (see Note below to find articles online), I realized it was not only an essay on blame, responsibility, truth, and strength (among many other things), but also a presentation on possible defenses a yoga instructor (and his/her lawyer) could sort through if a student is injured while in a yoga class...

On Vacation: "Kafka Comes to America"

Posted on July 27, 2008
Vacations are not for reading books like this one, Kafka Comes to America, but I?m a law librarian and we?re decidedly wonky. (I also read this (incredibly funny, though a bit worrying) and this (by Loren Estleman who also wrote this extraordinary book), so don?t think you can pigeonhole wonky law librarians :-)The first chapter of Kafka Comes to America brought back unnerving memories of a couple of things I saw back in the days when I worked in a Philadelphia jail...

Lawyers, Private Investigators, and Ethics

Posted on July 21, 2008
The body of literature (scholarly, practical, and journalistic) on private investigators (and their lawyer clients ? or is it the other way around?) is a fairly large one, but it doesn?t hurt to add blog posts to that bibliography: From PI Buzz?s Tamara Thompson comes this, ?The Conversation Between Attorneys and Investigators...

Phonies, Scammers, and Maybe Worse: False Sex Offender Accusation

Posted on July 20, 2008
The latest scam to hit my workplace is from people claiming to be from Verizon and wanting to examine our invoices (yeah, right). This comes on the heels of lots of other metro area (and countrywide I presume) phonies claiming to be authorized to check the wiring, the plumbing, the photocopier, and offering any other excuse that will give free, unmonitored, access to private spaces...

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