One dominating feature of Oregon appellate law is the "Affirmance Without Opinion," or "AWOP" in the Court of Appeals. According to the court's 2002 Style Manual, "AWOP" is "a term of art used in the Court of Appeals to refer to cases that are affirmed without opinion.No precedential value is accorded those decisions, which are published by case caption and number only." CiteSeerX - Document Details (Isaac Councill, Lee Giles, Pradeep Teregowda): The Oregon Appellate Courts have adopted this style manual as a guideline for conventions used in format, citation, quotation, and style when writing opinions. It is not all-inclusive nor an attempt to dictate writing style. See ORAP 5.20(4) (referring to Style Manual as guide to conventions in style and citation). The OCDLA serves as a voice for the criminal defense bar in Oregon. In addition to hosting conferences and seminars, they also publish ten manuals. Select titles linked to our Primo catalog are listed below: Search & Seizure in Oregon The Trial Notebook Mental Health and Criminal Defense Post Judgment and Extraordinary Remedies Oregon Appellate Courts Style Manual, available online at For forms, the American Bar Association's A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting; The first style guide on this list takes top billing so that if a Bar member wants to quote from one of our books into a brief, they can copy and paste the quote from BarBooks™ and have the Citations are to be in the form prescribed by the Oregon Appellate Courts Style Manual. Reference to "passim" or "et seq." in the index of authorities is discouraged. Or. R. App. P. 5.35. Rule 5.30 - Ordinances, Charters, Statutes, and Other Written Provisions to be Set Out; CiteSeerX - Document Details (Isaac Councill, Lee Giles, Pradeep Teregowda): Preface The Oregon Appellate Courts have adopted this style manual as a guideline for conventions used in format, citation, quotation, and style when writing opinions. It is not all-inclusive nor an attempt to dictate writing style. See ORAP 5.20(4) (referring to Style Manual as guide to conventions in style and Another factor is that the Oregon Appellate Courts Style Manual provides little guidance on the topic. With these things in mind, here are four rules to remember: Parallel Citations (Rule 18.2.3) The phrase "available at" should not be used to introduce all Internet citations. Rather, the phrase should be used only to introduce a parallel The Oregon Appellate Courts Style Manual states that "[g]ender-neutral terms are preferred, and gender-based pronouns are avoided except when referring to a specific person." The style guide suggests using "he or she" only when all other constructions fail. The Oregon State Bar Legal Publications Department asks authors to avoid gender the Oregon Court of Appeals," and we are honored to publish his article, written for this edition, celebrating the richness of the Yiddish language and its use in Oregon court opinions. Judge Schuman, a keen intellect and a true mensch, served the state of Oregon for more than three decades as an attorney, educator, and judge. Both will be Information and materials used in restyling the Federal Rules of Practice, Procedure, and Evidence. Federal Rules of Evidence (style amendments effective December 1, 2011) Restyled Federal Rules of Evidence (doc) "Redline" Evidence Rules Showing Changes - [ Rules 101-415 (pdf)] [ 501-706 (pdf)] [ 801-1103 (pdf)] NOT