Washington County Law Library, Oregon

01/04/2024

Once again, a friendly reminder about sending your clients to attorneys with specialized experience in assisted reproductive technology when entering such contracts.

01/02/2024

"The Law Library of Congress’s next offering in its Orientation to Legal Research Webinar Series will provide an overview of U.S. statutory and legislative research [Jan. 18]. Additionally, the Law Library will offer another entry of the Orientation to Law Library Collections Webinar Series [Jan. 23], featuring a guest presentation from the staff of the Hawai’i State Law Library as part of the State Law Libraries Outreach Project. ..."

This post discusses the U.S. law webinars the Law Library of Congress will offer in January of 2024.

12/26/2023

We at the Harris County Robert W. Hainsworth Law Library wish all of our library patrons and visitors, as well our law library colleagues, our community partners, the legal community, and the residents of Harris County, a warm and joyous holiday season and a prosperous, happy new year. As you gather

12/22/2023

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...this list of the 12 most bizarre laws of Christmas!

12/21/2023

"Cite checking goes by many names, including Shepardizing, KeyCite, and authority checking, among others. At a basic level it is checking a case one plans to use to make sure it’s still okay. Rulings from cases can become invalid over time if a more recent case from the same or a higher court changes the rule, or if the legislature passed a statute that impacted the case. In order to find such events, legal publishers have created tools (called citators) to track such changes. ..."

Cite checking goes by many names, including Shepardizing, KeyCite, and authority checking, among others. At a basic level it is checking a case one plans to use to make sure it’s still okay. ...

12/19/2023

A blog post about the history of blasphemy laws across the United States.

12/18/2023

"OJD iForms is an easy way for self-represented litigants to produce court documents in a variety of case types including Family Law, Landlord/Tenant, and Small Claims. According to the OJD brochure, iForms “generates a correctly completed form that you can either eFile, deliver by hand, or mail to the court.” ..."

OJD iForms is an easy way for self-represented litigants to produce court documents in a variety of case types including Family Law, Landlord/Tenant, and Small Claims. According to the OJD ...

12/15/2023

"December 16, marks 250 years since the political protest that eventually led to the creation of the United States of America. On December 16, 1773, American patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians threw 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor, in what would later be called the “Boston Tea Party.” ..."

December 16, marks 250 years since the political protest that eventually led to the creation of the United States of America.

12/12/2023

"The Law Library of Congress has numerous digitized collections available online. One of the Law Library’s unique and popular digital collections is Military Legal Resources. This collection includes material from the William Winthrop Memorial Library at the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School in Charlottesville, Virginia. ..."

A blog post about the bite-sized legal research video on military legal resources

12/11/2023

Edwin J. Peterson, a retired chief justice on the Oregon Supreme Court who oversaw a restructuring of the state’s circuit courts, died on Dec. 2 in Salem. He was 93.

12/11/2023

We are hiring!

We are currently seeking applications for the three positions below. Please click each link to learn more about the opportunity and what to expect. Come join a great team and serve your community!

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12/11/2023

"Is Better Case Law Data Fueling a Legal Research Boom?"

All Things AI Law Librarian-ish, Generative AI, and Legal Research/Education/Technology By Rebecca Fordon, 27 Nov 2023 Is Better Case Law Data Fueling a Legal Research Boom? Recently, I’ve noticed a surge of new and innovative legal research tools. I wondered what could be fueling this increase, a...