No Contested Hearing Required to Accept Tribal Customary Adoption: Oregon Supreme Court Clarifies ORS 419B.656 and Affirms Tribal–State Shared Roles under ORICWA Introduction In Dept. of Human...
ORS 12.125 Contains No Discovery Rule: One-Year Limit for ORLTA and Rental Agreement Claims Runs from Breach or Violation Introduction In Hathaway v. B & J Property Investments, Inc., 374 Or 212...
In re Abel: Oregon Supreme Court Clarifies “Actual Knowledge” for RPC 8.4(a)(3) and Uses Objective Indicators to Prove It; False Criminal Threats in Demand Letters Merit Suspension Citation: In re...
No Asportation Without Increased Isolation or Control: State v. Anderson Refines Oregon’s Kidnapping Standard and Confirms Property-Directed Violence Can Constitute Menacing Introduction In State v....
Mandatory Relief Upon a Case‑Specific Showing of Prejudice from Joinder: The Oregon Supreme Court’s Clarification of ORS 132.560(3) in State v. Hernandez‑Esteban Introduction In State v....
WRME Eligibility Turns on Insurer’s Current Reliance on an IME: Oregon Supreme Court Adopts a “Time-of-Decision” Test in Teitelman v. SAIF Introduction In Teitelman v. SAIF, 374 Or 271 (2025), the...
Precision in Settlement: Oregon Supreme Court Narrows the Contribution-Bar Under ORS 465.480(4)(a) Introduction Continental Casualty Co. v. Argonaut Ins. Co., 374 Or 144 (2025) (“Continental v....
Beyond Water Quantity: Oregon Supreme Court Confirms Protection of Beneficial Use and Commands a Full Public-Interest Review in Water-Right Permitting Commentary on East Valley Water District v....
State v. Logston (374 Or 101, 2025): Constitutional Supremacy in Consecutive Sentencing After Probation Revocation Introduction State v. Logston presented the Oregon Supreme Court with a narrow, but...
Clarifying Rational-Basis Review in Oregon Tax Classifications: Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Department of Revenue (374 Or 58 - 2025) 1. Introduction Case Background. For decades, Oregon has taxed the...
Jackson v. KA-3 Associates, LLC: Extending Oregon Landlord Habitability Obligations to Common Areas Under ORS 90.320(1) Introduction Citation: Jackson v. KA-3 Associates, LLC, 374 Or 1 (2025),...
Implicit Nondisparagement Clauses Do Not Waive Oregon’s Anti-SLAPP Protections A Comprehensive Commentary on Lowes v. Thompson, 374 Or 23 (2025) 1. Introduction Lowes v. Thompson is the Oregon...
“The Registered-Owner Inference Rule” – A New Article I, § 9 Benchmark after State v. Betancourt (2025) 1. Introduction The Supreme Court of Oregon’s en banc decision in State v. Betancourt, 374 Or...
Expanding Judicial Discretion in Presentence Incarceration Credits: State ex rel Torres-Lopez v. Fahrion (373 Or 816) Introduction On 10 July 2025 the Oregon Supreme Court, sitting en banc, delivered...
“Dwelling” for Home-Occupation Permits Must Independently Qualify as an Allowed Category of Dwelling in the Zone – Friends of Yamhill County v. Yamhill County, 373 Or 790 (2025) 1. Introduction In...
Crosbie v. Asante: Remand-Scope Orders Are Not Immediately Appealable under ORS 19.205(3) 1. Introduction In Crosbie v. Asante, 373 Or 773 (2025), the Oregon Supreme Court confronted a recurring...
The Burton Rule: Defense Counsel’s Latitude to Emphasize the Absence of Testimony in Closing Argument Introduction In State v. Burton, 373 Or 750 (2025), the Oregon Supreme Court clarified the...
State v. Worsham (373 Or 739, 2025): Plain-Error Limits on Unrequested Supplemental Jury Instructions Introduction State v. Worsham presented the Supreme Court of Oregon with a deceptively narrow...
Stipulating ‘Court May Impose’ Consecutive Sentences: Resolving Ambiguities in Oregon Plea Agreements Introduction In State of Oregon v. James Clare Walsh IV (373 Or 712, June 5, 2025), the Oregon...
“The Walsh Protocol”: Judicial Duties When a Plea Agreement Is Ambiguous at Sentencing Introduction State v. Walsh, 373 Or 714 (2025), confronts a recurring but seldom-resolved problem: what must a...