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Frequently Asked Questions regarding legal research and resources.
Federal Research Questions
How do you find current federal statutory law? Answer
How do you find those elusive United States Senate and House documents, reports, hearings and committee prints that were created during the legislative process culminating in a bill enacted as a Public Law (P.L.), published as a session law in the United States Statutes at Large (Stat) and then codified by subject into the United States Code (USC, USCA, USCS)? Answer
How do you update Federal Regulations? Answer
Where do you find local public access to Federal Documents? Answer
General Research Questions
Where do you begin your legal research? Answer
Where do you begin when you have little or no knowledge about the law and need a concise legal overview of a particular subject area? Answer
Citations - What are they and how do you decipher them? Answer
How do you find court opinions, which are published in chronological order regardless of subject, that are relevant to your legal issue? Answer
How do you search for information in legal periodicals? Answer
How do you update a Court opinion? Answer
Where can you find a list of legal information sources? Answer
Where can you find an analysis of state and federal court opinions relevant to your specific point of law or fact situation? Answer
Where can you find professional legal ethics rules and interpretations? Answer
Where do you find facts relevant to your case which are contained in public records? Answer
On appeal, what is the scope of review of the trial court determination? Answer
Oregon Research Questions
How do you conduct Oregon Legislative Research? Answer
How do you search the Oregon Revised Statutes? Answer
What are the options for searching the Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR)? Answer
Which court rules apply to a particular Oregon Court and where do you find them in our library? Answer
Where do you find legal forms tailored for use in Oregon? Answer
Where do you find Oregon Legal Ethics Sources? Answer