Oregon Topics: Legal Research

The following resources relate to the range of legal research from general to specific by including the Oregon Constitution; statutes; legislative records such as measures, measure histories, committee minutes and audio files; judicial opinions; administrative rules; and other regulations.

The links primarily pertain to Oregon but also include federal resources. For more information about basic legal concepts and Oregon law topics, please refer to Legal Information Topics by the Oregon State Bar.

Legislative Resources︿

Oregon Blue Book

Oregon Constitution (current and 1857 versions)
Legislative Assembly information

Oregon State Archives

Legislative committee minutes and logs (1991-present)
Legislative measure tracings (1981-present)
Guide to Legislative Records

Oregon Legislature

Oregon Constitution (current)
Oregon Revised Statutes (current)
Measure text and histories (2007-present - select a session in right column)
Audio archive (1999-present - select a session from right column)

Oregon Law Commission (conducts a continuous program of Oregon law revision, reform, and improvement)

Federal Legislative Resources

U.S. Code

U.S. Public and Private Laws

Congress.gov

Judicial Resources︿

Oregon Blue Book

Oregon Judicial Branch information
Oregon Council on Court Procedures

Oregon State Archives

Oregon Supreme Court case files (on site hard copy 1855-1981)
Oregon Court of Appeals case files (on site hard copy 1969-1981)
Oregon Tax Court case files (on site hard copy 1962-1976)
Oregon circuit court case files (on site hard copy-see County Records Inventory for county listings)

Oregon Judicial Department

Opinions (includes Oregon Supreme Court, Oregon Court of Appeals, and Oregon Tax Court, 1998-present)
Find your local Circuit Court

State of Oregon Law Library

Oregon Supreme Court case files (on site hard copy 1982-present)
Oregon Court of Appeals case files (on site hard copy 1982-present)
Oregon Tax Court case files (on site hard copy 1976-present)

Federal Judiciary

U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decisions
U.S. District Court of Oregon, selected cases and local rules
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Oregon

Willamette Law Online

(includes summaries of published cases from the following courts)

United States Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court Certiorari Granted
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Oregon Supreme Court
Oregon Court of Appeals
Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals
The Nation's Courts on Intellectual Property Law

Regulatory Resources︿