Oregon Homeless Resources: Housing, Medical, Food, etc.

The Street Roots newspaper has an excellent print insert of local resources. That directory is now online, at the Rose City Resource website. We know how much work is involved compiling such a a list and we thank them for it.

Other social service resources for people without shelter:

1) Local non-profit directories: IIn Washington County we have this terrific Community Action site. Call your own 211 service or your public library for your local referrals.

2) 211 Info (web) or telephone lines:

“Dial 2-1-1

All 2-1-1 phone lines open Monday-Friday 8am-6pm

If 2-1-1 does not yet work from your phone, the phone lines below will access 2-1-1 services Monday-Friday 8am-5pm:

Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas Counties
503-222-5555

SW Washington: Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania and Wahkiakum Counties
1-877-501-0252

Crook County: 1-866-441-6435

Deschutes County: 1-866-442-0954

Jefferson County: 1-866-443-5863

Yamhill County: 1-866-698-6153”

Local Currency or Scrip in Oregon

Thank you to the Lane County Law Librarian for her help in compiling this information. (And check out her great Oregon legal research guides, too.)

SCRIP and LOCAL CURRENCIES

Questions about scrip or local currencies vary. For example:

1) Can our neighborhood, neighborhood association, or local business association issue scrip?
2) Can our non-profit organization issue scrip?
3) Can my small business issue scrip?
4) How do we create a local currency?

LEGAL MATTERS

A word to the wise: Please consult an attorney if there is any risk of liability for a fine or a lawsuit, if there are possible tax obligations, or if you plan to do any creative "money-making," financing, or fundraising.

There are several sources of free or low-cost legal assistance available in Oregon:

1) Nonprofits: Start with TACS and then the Oregon Attorney General, Nonprofits Law: Statutes and Rules Governing Oregon Nonprofits website.

2) Small Businesses: You can start with the Lewis & Clark Small Business Legal Clinic or check out suggestions listed in previous Oregon Legal Research blog posts on legal assistance for small businesses.

3) If you need to find an attorney: Oregon State Bar Legal Information and Referral Services


SO WHAT ABOUT SCRIP OR LOCAL CURRENCIES?

Here are some ideas for further research:

1) First, run this search in Google or other search engine: define scrip

2) Run a Google search using the search words < Oregon local currency > for examples of how various organizations use scrip and local currencies.

3) There is always (or for a while) Wikipedia Scrip

4) Scrip can be used in several different ways, e.g. Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) on use of scrip to purchase stock in a savings bank.

5) Scrip can be used in charitable activities, such as Casino nights or card cards. These activities are restricted and may require a license from the state before a nonprofit may engage in them. See, for example, the Oregon Attorney General’s FAQ page on use of scrip in Texas Hold’Em events.

6) In addition, there are for-profit organizations that use scrip as part of their non-profit activity. For example, see a Whole Foods New School Scrip Program.

7) Read an article about the use of “local currency”, particularly in hard economic times

8) If you need more specific, rigorous, or scholarly information on scrip and local currencies, check out the subscription articles databases at your local libraries. They index newspapers, magazines, journals, and other research resources.

Oregon Court of Appeals: Firearms (Concealed Weapons) on School Property

The Oregon Court of Appeals decided this case about a teacher who wants to carry a concealed handgun, while teaching, on school property. The decision is dated November 18, 2009:

Jane Doe V. Medford School District (A137804)

“Medford School District 549C adopted a policy that prohibits its employees from possessing firearms on school district property or at school-sponsored events. Plaintiff, a school district employee who wishes to carry a handgun while teaching, initiated this declaratory judgment action challenging the lawfulness of that policy. The scope of that challenge is a narrow one: Plaintiff contends that the school district's policy violates a statute, ORS 166.170, which she contends legislatively preempts the school district from regulating firearms in any manner. She sought a declaration in the circuit court to that effect. ORS 28.010 - 28.160. The school district moved to dismiss plaintiff's complaint for failure to state a claim. The trial court granted the motion, concluding that ORS 166.170 does not preempt the school district from adopting its policy. The court entered judgment dismissing plaintiff's complaint.

Plaintiff appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in concluding that ORS 166.170 does not have the effect of preempting the school district's policy prohibiting an employee's possession of firearms on school district property or at school-sponsored events. We conclude that the trial court did not err in reaching that conclusion. We also conclude, however, that the proper disposition of the case is not the dismissal of the complaint but, rather, the issuance of a judgment declaring the effect of ORS 166.170. We therefore vacate the judgment and remand for entry of such a judgment….” (Read full case.)

Statutory Interpretation and Legislative Intent

Think about this interesting debate (and nicely written blog post) while you’re reading the new book on Interpreting Oregon Law:

“Judges Calabresi and Easterbrook Face Off on How to Interpret Statutes

When interpreting statutes, does the Constitution require federal judges to act as agents of the incarnation of Congress that enacted the legislation or the present day Congress? That was the question before Judge Guido Calabresi of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit and Judge Frank Easterbrook of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit at the Federalist Society’s annual debate luncheon this afternoon.

Easterbrook argued in favor of the notion that judges should interpret statutes as the enacting Congress intended, while Calabresi, who noted that he agreed with the enacting Congress approach, argued that statutory interpretation also needed to factor in evolving language and the context that the legislation was created under....” (read full post at Legal Times blog, 11/14/09)

(Thanks to Rob at Law in the News for the lead.)

Oregon Supreme Court Defines “Corrections Officer

The Oregon Supreme Court : STATE v. TATE (SC S056904), 11/19/09

‘The issue in this criminal case is the proper interpretation of the term "corrections officer" as used in ORS 163.208(1),(1) which defines the crime of "assaulting a public safety officer" to include an assault on a "corrections officer."’ -- (Link to full case.)

Washington County (Oregon) Judge Gayle A. Nachtigal Inducted into NCSC Society

NCSC Selects Judge Gayle A. Nachtigal for Warren E. Burger Society: Induction Recognizes Commitment to National Nonprofit Court Reform Organization

"Williamsburg, Va. (Nov. 16, 2009) — Judge Gayle A. Nachtigal of the Circuit Court of Washington County, Ore., will be inducted into the National Center for State Courts’ Warren E. Burger Society....

The Warren E. Burger Society honors individuals who have volunteered their time, talent, and support to the National Center in exceptional ways. It is named for the former Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court who helped found the NCSC in 1971...." (link to full story)

Grandfathered Livestock? Cash Cow Alpacas? Where? Oregon, of course

I enjoyed this Oregonian story, not just because there are law library users amongst the parties, or because it takes place in this very interesting and creative place named Hillsboro, Oregon, but most of all because it is very funny. Don't we all love the book or the movie where the little guy manages to win, despite the odds, through sheer stubbornness and persistence, not to mention smarts?

In this instance, it seems there were quite a few winners, and quite a few laughs - and even a peacock, about which I too know a little.

"Livestock in the city? Hillsboro crafts a creative compromise," by Casey Parks, The Oregonian
November 16, 2009

‘Jim Lubischer's livestock wish list, in meticulous Latin, could rival Noah's.

He wants homing pigeons and falcons, llamas and alpacas. He wants every type of leporid (rabbit). And that's on top of the 19 chickens and "two and a half" horses (one is a miniature) he keeps on his six-acre property in unincorporated Washington County.

The list is the result of a creative compromise between the city of Hillsboro and owners of "island" properties -- patches of unincorporated land inside city limits….
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The issue arose last year after city officials decided that bringing island properties into the city would streamline services and save money. But the property owners resisted….
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The city wants to keep its agricultural heritage, city spokeswoman Barbara Simon said, so the council offered to let owners grandfather in their animals. Current city code doesn't allow livestock.

But owners weren't satisfied….
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So city leaders decided that owners who agree to be annexed and who list their animals on an application can grandfather in current -- and future -- livestock….
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He acknowledged that he may never want some of the animals on his list. "But I can't predict the future. Maybe alpacas will be the next cash cows."

As for those who don't agree to the deal, they'll be forcibly annexed in three years -- and the new livestock rules won't apply. The council plans to discuss updating the livestock rules for existing property owners early next year, however.

So far, city officials are nervous only about two requests to grandfather in peacocks, said city urban planner Ruth Klein, who noted that the newly annexed landowners will have to abide by city nuisance laws. The females -- peahens -- can sound like a woman being strangled, Klein said.

Even Lubischer didn't list a peacock. "Oh, no," he said. "They are just terrible."’ (link to full article)

Social Security and Medicare Laws: Presidential Statements

I was thinking, for obvious reasons, about previous Presidential statements on sweeping changes to the Health and Welfare (and happiness pursuit) of the nation:

1) Presidential Statement on Signing the Social Security Act, August 14, 1935 (Roosevelt)

“Today a hope of many years' standing is in large part fulfilled. The civilization of the past hundred years, with its startling industrial changes, has tended more and more to make life insecure. Young people have come to wonder what would be their lot when they came to old age. The man with a job has wondered how long the job would last.

This social security measure gives at least some protection to thirty millions of our citizens who will reap direct benefits through unemployment compensation, through old-age pensions and through increased services for the protection of children and the prevention of ill health....
…
This law, too, represents a cornerstone in a structure which is being built but is by no means complete. It is a structure intended to lessen the force of possible future depressions. It will act as a protection to future Administrations against the necessity of going deeply into debt to furnish relief to the needy...." (read full statement)

2) STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT [Johnson] – March 23, 1965 (Medicare bill voted out of Ways and Means):

"... The Committee's action is an historic one -- the first time that a House Committee has acted favorably on a medical insurance bill for all of our older citizens. It is an action which all Americans can and should welcome...." (read full statement)

3) Statement by the President Following Passage of the Medicare Bill [Johnson] by the Senate, July 9, 1965 (on the bill's way to conference):

"... when the conference has completed its work, a great burden will be lifted from the shoulders of all Americans. Older citizens will no longer have to fear that illness will wipe out their savings, eat up their income, and destroy lifelong hope of dignity and independence. For every family with older members it will mean relief from the often crushing responsibilities of care. For the Nation it will bring the necessary satisfaction of having fulfilled the obligations of justice to those who have given a lifetime of service and labor to their country...." (read full statement)

4) President Lyndon B. Johnson's, Remarks With President Truman at the Signing in
Independence of the Medicare Bill [Johnson] July 30, 1965

"... Because the need for this action is plain; and it is so clear indeed that we marvel not simply at the passage of this bill, but what we marvel at is that it took so many years to pass it. And I am so glad that Aime Forand is here to see it finally passed and signed--one of the first authors.

There are more than 18 million Americans over the age of 65. Most of them have low incomes. Most of them are threatened by illness and medical expenses that they cannot afford.

And through this new law, Mr. President, every citizen will be able, in his productive years when he is earning, to insure himself against the ravages of illness in his old age....
...
But there is another tradition that we share today. It calls upon us never to be indifferent toward despair. It commands us never to turn away from helplessness. It directs us never to ignore or to spurn those who suffer untended in a land that is bursting with abundance....
....
And this is not just our tradition--or the tradition of the Democratic Party--or even the tradition of the Nation. It is as old as the day it was first commanded: "Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, to thy needy, in thy land."

And just think, Mr. President, because of this document--and the long years of struggle which so many have put into creating it--in this town, and a thousand other towns like it, there are men and women in pain who will now find ease. There are those, alone in suffering who will now hear the sound of some approaching footsteps coming to help. There are those fearing the terrible darkness of despairing poverty--despite their long years of labor and expectation--who will now look up to see the light of hope and realization.

There just can be no satisfaction, nor any act of leadership, that gives greater satisfaction than this...." (read full statement)

President Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library
President Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library
Other Presidential Libraries

Special Historical Research Collections in Oregon

An upcoming workshop on “Local Treasures - Special Collections and Archives in the Portland Area” (presented by the Portland Area Library Association for Continuing Education), alerts us to these excellent research resources. I’ve reproduced the descriptions right from the program announcement:

1) “The Oregon Historical Society Research Library has gathered one of the most comprehensive collections of local, state, and regional history in the country, with holdings that chronicle the history of the Oregon Country from early exploration to the present day. Collection strengths include: European discovery, exploration, and settlement; Native Americans; local history, family history, and genealogy; the fur trade; agriculture, timber, mining, and fisheries; performing arts; business; architecture and building history; politics and government; religion; and transportation

2) The City of Portland Archives and Records Center is the official repository for records created by or for the City of Portland and its agencies. The collections provide important historical evidence of the development of city government since 1851. Research subjects documented by the collection include public policy, urban planning, parks, land use, public works, economic development, public safety and social issues. The collection includes reports and studies, correspondence and memoranda from city agencies, and elected officials, maps and plans, and nearly 750,000 photographic images of City projects and personnel.

3) The Multnomah County Archives contains records documenting county activities from its formation in 1854 until the present. The collection of records, maps and drawings, audio recordings and microfilm provide historical evidence of the Board of County Commissioners, Community Justice, Community Services, County Human Services, Health, Library Services, defunct agencies, and much more.

4) Central Library's John Wilson Special Collections houses the rare book and other special collections of Multnomah County Library. Six core collections include those devoted to the book arts and the history of the book; children's literature; natural history; Pacific Northwest history; literature with particular strengths of Charles Dickens and D. H. Lawrence; and Native American literature.

5) Oregon Jewish Museum: As the only Jewish museum in the Pacific Northwest, the Oregon Jewish Museum houses the largest collection of the documented and visual history of the Jewish people of Oregon in existence. The Special Collections Archives contains personal papers, institutional records, and ephemeral material dating from 1850 to the present, representing 450 individuals, families and organizations and businesses.

6) Oregon State Library: In addition to a strong collection of materials on Oregon history and culture, the Oregon State Library has an extensive collection of Oregon documents (documents published by State and Territorial governments) which include monographs, serials, audio-visual items and maps from 1851 to the present. The State Library also has manuscripts and photographs from the WPA Writers Project and a collection of 5000-plus photographs primarily of Oregon government officials and buildings, and the Salem area”

This isn't a complete list, but it's a good start. There are also special collections at just about every Oregon college and university library and museum, at county and tribal libraries and museums, at art museums, and beyond. Ask at your public library and at the Oregon Visitors Center.

Oregon Supreme Court on Ballot Measure Titles for 66 and 67

11/20/09 UPDATE:

1) Update: Link to the full text of the 11/13/09 Oregon Supreme Court decision.

2) Link to the 11/17/09, Oregon Secretary of State, Elections Division: Ballot Titles for 2010 January Special Election Measures: Measure 66 and Measure 67


If you want to find the most recent Oregon Supreme Court Ballot Measure Title decisions on Measures 66 and 67, visit the OJD News/ Media Releases website and look for the November 13, 2009, release, a PDF document.

1) The Media Releases will give you summaries of opinions.

2) You can find the full text of the opinions from the OJD Supreme Court slip opinions webpage.

Previous OLR blog post on Ballot Measures 66 and 67, posted October 15, 2009.

Google Legal Scholar

I had just posted about free legal information on legal publisher websites when this hit the fan. Actually, it hit the fan yesterday, but the wind will keep blowing for a while.

It's too soon to tell where Google's offerings will fit into the vast world of legal research information and databases ... nothing but good times ahead:

Here are a handful of blog posts that fellow law librarians compiled on the subject (thank you!):

1) Finally... Competition Returns To The Legal Research World!

2) Google Blog: Finding the laws that govern us, 11/17/2009

More:
3) Google Scholar
4) Case Western Blog Law in Google Scholar
5) Google Makes Free Caselaw Search Available in Scholar (Internet for Lawyers)
6) Google Scholar Adds Legal Journals and Opinions (Jim Calloway's Law Practice Tips Blog)
7) Google wades into free legal research (for Texas, too!) (The Supreme Court of Texas Blog)

Legal Publishers and Free Legal Information

While looking at some social security practice materials at the James Publishing website I was reminded how many print and online legal publishers offer free legal information at their websites. These can be forms, blogs, musings on the law, case and legal topic analysis, and much more.

There aren’t as many independent legal publishers as there were 15 years ago before all the consolidation (and title divestment), but there are still quite a few:

A list of most legal publishers can be found at the AALL Legal Publishers List.

Oregon and the Uniform Collaborative Law Act

State law school law reviews often ignore their own state’s laws and it drives me crazy. I can’t count the number of times an attorney has asked for an article on an interesting Oregon legal issue that is worthy of some attention, but alas.

Try searching Oregon law reviews and what do you find? Not much, at least not in the past 30 years. But on occasion, an Oregon law review does include an article about Oregon law, either in the making or after the fact, and I’m pleased to blog about it.

(You can also look for other Oregonians who do write about their state’s history: Oregon Authors and don’t miss their Readers and Writers Groups link):

1) Patrick Foran, Adoption of the Uniform Collaborative Law Act in Oregon: The Right Time and the Right Reasons, 13 Lewis & Clark Law Review 787 (2009)

2) The Multnomah Lawyer, Nov 2009 issue (page 10) also has an article about collaborative law, by Collin McKean: "Collaborative Law: A Structured Resolution Out of Court"

3) Boley Blogs does excellent round-ups of their law reviews’ tables of contents, including this abstract.

4) What Oregon "law reviews," you may ask?

a) Animal Law (Lewis & Clark)
b) Environmental Law (Lewis & Clark)
c) Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation (University of Oregon)
d) Oregon Law Review (University of Oregon)
e) Willamette Law Review (Willamette University)

Interpreting Oregon Law: Good News and Bad News

Good news: Our copy of the Oregon State Bar’s new release, Interpreting Oregon Law (edited by Hon. Jack Landau) has arrived - hurrah!

Bad news: We now have to read it - yikes! (Wouldn't you really rather read this potboiler?)

But it looks interesting, at least to the bookish amongst us. And it is current enough to include commentary on the recent Gaines case from the Oregon Supreme Court.

Table of Contents:

1) Statutory Interpretation: Overview of General Principles

2) Step-One Analysis: Text and Context

3) Step-Two Analysis: Legislative History

4) Step-Three Analysis: General Maxims of Statutory Construction

5) ORS Chapter 174 Statutory Rules of Agency

6) Interpretation of Statutes and Regulations

7) Interpreting the Oregon Constitution

8) Interpreting Initiatives and Referendums

Oregon 2009 Legislative Roundups

The 2009 Oregon legislative session compilations are showing up in libraries and online (but don't expect the 2009 ORS for a 2-3 months yet. Codification is a long, painstaking process):

1) The Oregon State Bar 2009 Legislative Highlights. (To purchase: Public Affairs: (503) 431-6376, toll-free in Oregon (800) 452-8260, ext. 376 or send an email to pubaff@osbar.org.)

2) The Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) has posted their 2009 Legislative Summary at their website (thank you AOC for making this accessible online, free!). (It’s in PDF format and runs 127 pages, 4.8 MB, so allow for that if your computers are a bit sluggish.)

Emergency Legislation Shortlist: 2009 Oregon Laws with Early Effective Dates

The Oregon State Bar (OSB) has posted their Emergency Legislation Shortlist at their website:

From the intro:

“Bills Passed by the 2009 Oregon State Legislature With Effective Dates Earlier Than 1/1/10

Although bills passed by the Oregon State Legislature normally have an effective date of January 1 of the following calendar year, several hundred bills were passed during this last session with an earlier effective date. Most of these “emergency” bills do not directly affect attorneys. However, some of the bills alter substantive law and may be of interest to practitioners in those areas….” (Link to full document)

Challenges to Outdated Copyright Laws Heat Up

Add these to thoughts (and blog posts) on the theory and reality of Free:

1) Larry Lessig: A Call for Copyright Rebellion, November 6, 2009 (Inside Higher Ed)

2) William Patry, Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars (author blog)

3) Carl Malamud and Law dot Gov

New Book: Interpreting Oregon Law, 2009 edition

The Oregon State Bar has released their Interpreting Oregon Law, 2009 edition, a welcome addition to any Oregon lawyer or law library collection.

You can find an order form and sample table of contents at their new releases webpage or link to it from their main OSB Legal Pubs website.

Consumer Law: Student (College) Loans

Who has your student loans? Can they be consolidated? What if I can't pay them?

Liz Pulliam Weston’s column (which I read in the 10/18/09, Oregonian), and is also on her website, answered an interesting and tricky question about student loans. You may learn as much as I did about how to follow the trail of your student loans:

1) Student loans in collections? Here’s where to find help, by Liz Weston

2) It includes links to the FTC Debt Collection Resources, to FinAid, to Loan Consolidation Center, the Federal Student Aid Ombudsman, and others.

You may need your degree to figure all this out!

Lost and Found in Oregon: Finders, Keepers? Losers, Weepers?

What do you do when you find something of value, e.g. jewelry, an electronic device, etc.? Can you keep it?

You can always call the Oregon State Bar Information and Referral Service, or your local police or sheriff's department, but if it's "after-hours":

Some interesting (and maybe even useful) sections of the Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) to read are under these Index headings:

Lost Papers and Records and Lost Property

I posted on a related subject a little while ago, but thought it might be useful for you to see these ORS sections on your obligations if you find something of value. (The previous OLR blog post was How to Find Missing Documents: Channeling Your Inner Sherlock Holmes and this could be a companion to that one.)

Under Lost Property (in the Index), see Finders, duties, rights: ORS 98.005, 98.015, 98.025

“Chapter 98 — Lost, Unordered and Unclaimed Property;Unlawfully Parked Vehicles

2007 EDITION

LOST, UNCLAIMED PROPERTY; PARKED VEHICLES

PROPERTY RIGHTS AND TRANSACTIONS

RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF FINDERS AND OWNERS
98.005 Rights and duties of finder of money or goods
98.015 Liability of noncomplying finder; forfeiture to county of unreclaimed money or goods
98.025 Rights of owner…” (link to Chapter 98)

Obviously there is a lot more to the law than reading a statute (please remember that!), but it’s one place to start.

There may also be more to finding something than figuring out how to keep it, e.g. the exhilaration of a search for the real owner and the satisfaction when you find someone grateful to have been found.

See, for example: A Purple Heart comes home to Vernonia, by Kristi Turnquist, The Oregonian, October 18, 2009, excerpt:

"... After clearing debris and weeds, Campbell saw something on the ground, lying near broken bits of concrete and a Dumpster. Campbell looked closer. He saw the words "Purple Heart."
Campbell, who served in the U.S. Navy from 1992 to 1995, knew nobody would throw something like that away.

"When I opened it up," Campbell recalls, "I was shocked the medal was still in there." He turned it over and saw Gilbert Kay's name.

Once Campbell and Beardall got back to Aloha, they started making phone calls -- Campbell estimates about 30 in all -- trying to track down somebody who knew Gilbert Kay.

Eventually, they contacted the Portland office of U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. Wyden's staff got involved and in a short time found and called Mike...." (read full story)

Oregon Lawyer Blogger: Small Business and Consumer Real Estate Issues

A new entrant into the Oregon lawyer blogosphere: Ben Knaupp, aka Lawyer Ben.

He’s been blogging about consumer and small business real estate issues with a recent focus on homeowners facing debt and foreclosure, with a recent 8-part blog series on Dealing with Foreclosure in Oregon.

Laughing at the Altar of Justice Bedsworth, the Marrying Judge

For more than you may want to know about judges who perform marriages, but worth reading for the sheer joy of it:

“Cash and Marry: Some little-known judicial history from the man who made it,” by Justice William W. Bedsworth:

Excerpt: “…Dave doesn’t do weddings any more.(3) He’s a federal judge now. Apparently the feds don’t do weddings. My understanding is that too many brides object to having two guys in dark suits standing behind the celebrant, talking into their sleeves throughout the ceremony.(4) ....
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I didn’t set out to be a price-gouger. I was perfectly happy performing weddings for $150 a pop. For that price, I did more than just show up in a robe and say the magic words. I sat down with the couple, found out how they wanted their wedding performed, got some cute details about them for the ceremony, put together something that suited them and fit within the outline I’d developed, and warned them to practice the kiss.

... This last may seem like strange advice, but the very first wedding I performed, the groom went for the big, swooping, dipping, Clark Gable-at-his-most-urbane-and-sexy kiss, while the bride leaned over for a chaste little tap on the lips. The result was an awkward wrestling match that included a couple holds I just know were not legal, and left the bride looking more like Fay Wray trying to escape King Kong than Julia Roberts embracing Hugh Grant in Notting Hill.

I probably earned my fee for every wedding after that just with the kiss advice. … " (read full article, from the November issue of the Orange County Lawyer)

(And don't forget about that Engagement Ring ....)

OSB 2009 Oregon Legislation Highlights

The Oregon State Bar 2009 edition of their Oregon Legislation Highlights arrived today and we’re very happy. It organizes by subject (or by legal practice area) over 400 bills and measures from the 2009 Oregon Legislative Session and is an invaluable research tool before and after the arrival of the 2009 Oregon Revised Statutes.

Superseded Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS): 1997 to 2005

Visit Oregon Laws dot org to see the excellent and creative work Robb Shecter is doing with the current and the superseded Oregon Revised Statutes.

Superseded ORS 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, and 2005 (the 2007 is already on his website).

I also love how easy it is to find ORS section annotations at Oregon Laws dot org Give it a spin.

We have long lamented the absence of superseded ORS sets from the Legislature’s website.

Previous OLR blog posts on the Oregon Revised Statutes, in all their glory.