KCLL Klues: Washington State Legal Research

In this episode of KCLL’s SideBar we look at what kinds of public records are available in Washington State and how to find those records.  Then we have a shorter “At the Reference Desk”, from the Seattle University Law School librarians. In this segment Bob talks about Canadian law, eh? Craig, in his “Reel Verdict” segment, reviews the new Star Trek movie, not because the movie has anything to do with the law, but for the reason that I wanted his perspective on the movie after I saw it myself.

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This episode of KCLL’s SideBar was to include an interview with a local attorney about his music, including a bit about copyright laws. That portion of the podcast may be published later. Included in this shortened version of KCLL’s SideBar is “At the Reference Desk”, from the Seattle University Law School librarians. In this segment they discuss copyright law as it applies to music and to other works. Craig, in his “Reel Verdict” segment, discusses a musical copyright case along with a review of the movie, “Almost Famous.” His take on movie supporting cast members is particularly telling.

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In this episode of KCLL’s SideBar Rita K. speaks with attorney Jerry Stimmel about the kinds of problems that may develop in the landlord/tenant relationship and ways to avoid these problems. In “At the Reference Desk”, the Seattle University Law School librarians discuss a typical tenant question. And Craig, in his “Reel Verdict” segment, gives us his view of some of the recent Oscar movies.

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In Episode 27 of KCLL’s SideBar Rick Stroup of our staff interviews retiring Superior Court Judge Charles Mertel. We learn about the judge’s diverse background and his plans for the future. In “At the Reference Desk”, the Seattle University Law School librarians discuss researching local ordinances.  How many chickens CAN you have in your Seattle city yard?

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In this episode of KCLL’s SideBar the Seattle University Law School librarians join KCLL in their first “At the Reference Desk” segment, which discusses a question on legislative history research. Marcus Hochstetler, KCLL’s Director, speaks briefly about how to follow the current Washington State legislature’s session. In Craig’s “The Reel Verdict” segment, he reviews the movie “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.”

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The January 2009 edition of KCLL E-News went out this morning.  In this issue, we highlight the new video for Pro Ses and a free download for making PDFs as well as new books in the library as of December, 2008.

In this episode of KCLL’s SideBar Santa finds out about the potential liabilities and risks he might encounter during his annual trip.

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In this episode of KCLL’s SideBar we talk about social networking information and how to find this information. We also speak briefly about keeping this information private. In Craig’s “The Reel Verdict” segment, he reviews the movie “You’ve Got Mail.”

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In this episode of KCLL’s SideBar I talk about a presentation that a local attorney made to our staff. He spoke about the process that landlords must follow when attempting to evict tenants. In addition, we include a sample rental lease he gave us and are posting it to our web site for our patron’s use. Craig, in his Reel Verdict segment, reviews the movie “The Pursuit of Happyness.”

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In this episode of KCLL’s SideBar we talk about the change in Washington law which requires the top two primary. In October of 2006, in our second podcast, we described the change that required a pick a party primary, after the blanket primary system had been declared unconstitutional. Kim Ositis, of our staff describes what has happened to require the new primary law. Craig, in his “Reel Verdict” commentary reviews the top 25 greatest legal movies as declared by the ABA plus his own picks.

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