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Oregon Law Review: ?How to Stop a Predator?

Posted on May 07, 2008
?How to Stop a Predator: The Rush to Enact Mandatory Sex Offender Residency Restrictions and Why States Should Abstain,? by Justin H. Boyd, 86 Or. L. Rev. 219 (2008)The Oregon Law Review makes their articles available free, online: OLR homepage and current edition webpage.

"Kafka Comes to America"

Posted on May 06, 2008
Oregon Federal Public Defender, Steve Wax, has written a book, Kafka Comes to America, about his experiences representing Guantanamo prisoners and Brandon Mayfield (whom I blogged about, in The Law Librarian and the FBI).Thanks to Jack Boganski for the lead!

50 Awesome Open Source Resources for Writers

Posted on May 06, 2008
Via iLibrarian: Awesome is right!Resources for Online Writers: 50 Awesome Open Source Resources for Online Writers, published on Tuesday April 29th , 2008, by Christina Laun, including: Word Processors, Reference, Organization, Helpful Tools, and Web Tools.

Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) Copyright Dispute: May 6th Update

Posted on May 06, 2008
More articles on this dispute (some ?old?, some new):1) From Boing Boing, Via WisLaw, comes this on May 2nd: ?Archivists to Oregon: your laws aren't copyrighted, so there!?(BTW: If you haven?t see the short animation film, Gerald McBoing Boing (also here, from IMDB), you?ve missed a real treat...

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The Importance of Not Being Abbreviated: The meaning of A.R.F. to the V.A

Posted on May 05, 2008
Does A.R.F. on a death certificate stand for Acute Renal Failure or Acute Respiratory Failure?We all use abbreviations, but not all of us know the dangers of using them with impunity. Use of a wrong, or confusing, abbreviation can lead to serious consequences indeed:Oregonlive story, from the Argus: ?My life has just dissolved" Cherry Grove woman says abbreviation on death certificate caused dog problems,? Friday, May 02, 2008, by Nick Christensen, The Argus:Article excerpt:?Carolyn Ohlhauser had a plan for her property, had the money down to do it - and then got lost in a maze of paperwork that started with three letters and ultimately ends in Washington, D...

Justice Bedsworth: A Criminal Waste of Space, May 2008

Posted on May 01, 2008
I bet you thought I forgot to post about the new Bedsworth, Criminal Waste of Space. You lose. This month?s episode is titled: Schaddenfreude a la Spitzer, so brace yourself.(More on what a spitzer is, here at f/k/a. David has been in especially fine writing fettle lately, so read on from his very own f/k/a home...

Knitting and the Law: Protect Your Laptop Screen from Prying Eyes

Posted on May 01, 2008
Not quite what I want to see when I walk into the library, onto the bus, or into my local coffee shop, but I promise you will laugh out loud at this. Privacy is as privacy does:Body Laptop InterfaceThank you to the inimitable Bruce Scheier, for his post Protect Your Laptop Screen From Roving Eyes.

The Internet is a Copy Machine and 1,000 True Fans

Posted on May 01, 2008
I read Kevin Kelly as often as possible but still miss many of his writings, so thank you to Dennis Kennedy for zeroing in on this KK post, Better than Free. It?s a wonderful read:Excerpt from Better than Free:?The internet is a copy machine. At its most foundational level, it copies every action, every character, every thought we make while we ride upon it...

Polygamy and the Law: Beyond Jurisprurience

Posted on May 01, 2008
Robert Ambrogi?s Lawsites post on the polygamist compound raid in Texas made me think about why this event is so fascinating, legally (not salaciously - please). It seems to me as if one could teach an entire law school class from the issues raised in this case (these soon to be numerous cases) and perhaps, even, teach 3-years worth of classes from this event:From Bob?s post on Polygamy and the Law:?The raid of a polygamist compound in West Texas has raised difficult and troubling issues concerning the interplay between the state, religion and the rights of children, women and families...

Legal Challenge to 2007 Oregon Censorship Law

Posted on April 30, 2008
News stories:Oregonlive 4/29/08, story, by Ashbel S. Green, Suit filed to throw out law meant to shield kids:Excerpt ?A group of book stores, health groups and civil liberties advocates has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn an Oregon law aimed at keeping sexually explicit materials from children...

Oregon Paternity Laws: 2007 Update

Posted on April 30, 2008
Many changes have been made to Oregon?s paternity laws. For information about these changes, see:Oregon State Bar (OSB), Family Law Newsletter, April 2008 (vol. 27, #2) (not online, except to members - but available at some public law libraries). ?The 2007 Amendments to Oregon Paternity Law,? by Leslie J...

Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) and Copyright Dispute

Posted on April 28, 2008
A couple of posts (on this copyright dispute) worth reading, from Law, Technology and Legal Marketing Blog, Cease, Desist & Resist - Oregon's Copyright Claim on the Oregon Revised Statutes and from Tim Stanley, Oregon Claims Copyright on Oregon Revised Statutes, at Fairly Used...

The Human Book: Borrow a Librarian from Your Library

Posted on April 28, 2008
From the The Times Online, 4/22/08: The new library fad: borrow a person: A new library allows readers to borrow people for a 30-minute chat. Here's the experience of one man who offered himself as a human book?The idea, which comes from Scandinavia, is simple: instead of books, readers can come to the library and borrow a person for a 30-minute chat...

Oregon Attorney Survey of Prevailing Hourly Rates

Posted on April 28, 2008
We had a request for something called the ?Oregon State Bar Survey of Prevailing Hourly Rates.? I drew a blank until finding this gem:Oregon State Bar 2007 Economic SurveyHere are more OSB Survey and Research reports.It?s filled with loads of useful information for those pesky attorney fee questions, plaintiff and defense counsel...

Voter Registration (or party-switch) Deadline: Tues, April 29th!!!

Posted on April 28, 2008
Despite the barrage of radio, TV, and newspaper stories telling you it's all over, but the cage match, Oregonians still HAVE A RIGHT TO HAVE OUR VOTES COUNTED IN THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY, so don't let anyone take that away from you. But you have to register first:You have until 5 p...

Portland (Oregon) Bike Boxes and the Law

Posted on April 28, 2008
If you drive in Portland, you need to know about the Bike Boxes and the Law:From the Portland Online website:?The bike box is an intersection safety design to prevent bicycle/car collisions, especially those between drivers turning right and bicyclists going straight...

From Librarian to Blogger To Successful Pro Se Litigant

Posted on April 28, 2008
Legal News Line, 4/23/2008, story: Blogger turns attorney, defeats trial lawyer's subpoena, by John O'Brien:?When blogger and admitted information-hoarder Kathleen Seidel received a subpoena asking for nearly every piece of data associated with her website, she had two choices -- get mad or get an attorney...

Transit Law: No right to SHOUT LOUDLY on Trimet

Posted on April 25, 2008
In Oregon, at least on Trimet, speak softly and carry a big message.The case referred to in the Thursday, April 24, 2008, Oregonian story by John Snell:?TriMet: You shout, you're out: New rules - It's not what you say, but how loudly you say it, that will get you booted off the public transit system,? can be found at the Oregon Judicial Department (OJD) Opinions webpage...

Legal Research Tip: Oregon Initiative and Referendum

Posted on April 24, 2008
Excerpt from the Oregon Blue Book:?In 1902, the Oregon electorate overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure that created the initiative and referendum, a system of direct legislation by the people. In 1904, the electorate enacted the direct primary and, in 1908, the State Constitution was amended to include recall of public officials...

April 21st Update: Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) Copyright Dispute

Posted on April 21, 2008
If you want to follow this story, here are direct links and suggested searches:1) Further discussion of this topic can be found at Jack Bog?s Blog, see post and comments here: ?Don't you dare post Oregon laws on the internet!?2) See also Loaded Orygun post, here...

Session Law (Oregon Laws) vs. Codes (Oregon Revised Statutes)

Posted on April 21, 2008
In response to the person who asked (in a Comment to this post ? and thank you for the question ? it is an excellent one!) the difference between a session law and a code, specifically between the ORS and the Oregon Laws, I offer this. It is about as brief a description as can be made, but it is followed by suggestions for further reading...

Update: Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) Copyright Dispute

Posted on April 18, 2008
The following represents my opinion, from my perspective as an Oregon public law librarian:My previous posts on this subject are here and here and here.I?ve been reading, among other things, the blog Comments about the Oregon Legislative Counsel "copyright" dispute and my reaction yesterday and still today is: we don?t have all the facts so please don?t jump to conclusions...

More: Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) Copyrighted Material

Posted on April 17, 2008
More stories, but, please, ? don?t jump to conclusions. Only the parties to this argle-bargle (here and here) have all the facts right now. It could be there is more misunderstanding than grandstanding. We look forward to hearing more.Rob Hyndman, linking to Slaw:?? by Simon Fodden on April 16th, 2008Boing Boing gives us Carl Malmud?s report that U...

More on: Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) Copyrighted Material

Posted on April 17, 2008
Additional information at BoleyBlogs:?Boing Boing points us to a bit of unfortunate business between the State of Oregon and two sites, Justia and Public.Resource.Org, that post copies of the Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS).Though Oregon does not claim a copyright in the statutory text itself, it has long claimed a copyright over the ?arrangement and subject-matter compilation?, the prefatory and explanatory notes, the leadlines and numbering for each statutory section, the tables, index and annotations,? etc...

Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) Copyrighted Material

Posted on April 17, 2008
We?ve just started tracking this and (really) want to know more. So far I found the story at Boing Boing and the WisBlog - and the Scribd link."... The State of Oregon is sending out cease and desist letters to sites like Justia and Public.Resource.Org that have been posting copies of Oregon laws, known as the Oregon Revised Statutes...

Baseball and the 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendments

Posted on April 16, 2008
On my evening commute, while reading ?Teach Like Your Hair?s On Fire? by Rafe Esquith, another part of my brain was trying to piece together a germ of an idea I have for this year?s Constitution Day?. I then read this in Rafe Esquith?s book:?To me, baseball is the perfect game...

Beware when Lawyers ?e-Discover?: Not Everyone is a Search Expert

Posted on April 16, 2008
Law Technology News (registration, free, required) almost always has useful articles (also written for quick reading ? that rare good online layout) ? and some that are inadvertently funny (or maybe even advertently).This latest issue, April 2008, has quite a few excellent ones, and one in particular that may be funny only to librarians, though it?s a serious topic and the advice should be heeded...

Temp, part-time positions at Wash Co Law Library, Hillsboro (Oregon)

Posted on April 15, 2008
Over the next few weeks, the Washington County Law Library hopes to fill either or both of these temporary, part-time positions (the permanent position opportunity is noted below ***).1) Library Clerk: Temporary Lib Clerk needed for 10-12 hours a week at the Washington County Law Library in downtown Hillsboro...

The Language (and the Law) of Chickens: "If they crow, they gotta go,"

Posted on April 15, 2008
Apparently most of us city people don?t know that a cockerel is a rooster (i.e. a male chicken).In the 4/14/08 Oregonian story, ?It's a hard life for boy chicks,? by Kate Taylor, we learn almost more than we want to know about chickens and the people who love (and hate) them:(And even more people don?t know that ?boychick? is a Yiddish term of endearment for a young boy :-)?It's only the luckiest of cockerels that make it to families' homes and yards, but then they often face city bans or angry neighbors...

Oregon e-waste Law: Recycling Electronics

Posted on April 15, 2008
From the 4/11/08, Oregonian story by Joe Fitzgibbon, ?New Oregon law hits ctrl-alt-del on e-waste,? (And local recyclers are listed further down this very long post!)?Let's say you've got your eye on a high-powered computer system. Or you're making plans to spend that federal tax rebate on a new digital television...

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