Free and Low Cost Oregon Legal Research

This Oregon Secretary of State site hosts the most recent Oregon Regulations. The Oregon Bulletin is the monthly publication of Oregon regulatory filings. It is available from 2003 onwards.

Oregon has a very large number or boards and commissions. Their individual websites are fairly uneven but can provide some unique resources particular to their various functions.

If you have a difficult or obscure question about a particular Oregon administrative rule a good person to contact is the rule coordinator for the agency. They often have older copies of the rules and special insight into their agencies rules.

The Federal Documents System is the U.S. Government Publishing Office’s massive online repository of digitized federal documents. This site hosts federal documents ranging from the United States Code to Federal Court opinions. Start here for a document produced by any part of the federal government.

This is the Federal Government’s main public site for researching and interacting with the government’s rule making process. The site has the most current federal rules in addition to administrative adjudications and the related supporting documents. It is also where members of the public can comment electronically on proposed rules.

This is the official site of this massive federal publication that publishes official rule making actions of the U.S. executive branch. The FR contains entries ranging from the text of proposed administrative rules to executive orders. The executive agency filings are updated on a daily basis. Historical editions of the Federal Register documents are available from 1994.

The congressional research service provides congress with first rate research support. These reports are available only from third parties and there are several places around the internet where a resourceful researcher can find CRS reports.

The congressional research service provides congress with first rate research support. These reports are available only from third parties and there are several places around the internet where a resourceful researcher can find CRS reports.