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Accreditation and CLE Rules for Oregon
Courses purchased through UnitedCLE.com are provided and fully accredited by The National Academy of Continuing Legal Education, an Oregon State Bar Program Sponsor. All courses offered on UnitedCLE.com for Oregon attorneys have been individually approved for MCLE credit by the Oregon State Bar.
Oregon attorneys are required to take 45 credit hours every 3 years including 1 hour of child abuse and elder abuse reporting, 1 hour of mental health/substance abuse, 3 hours of access to justice and 5 hours of ethics credits.
Oregon attorneys can earn all 45 CLE credit hours with us including 1 hour of child abuse and elder abuse reporting, 1 hour of mental health/substance abuse, 3 hours of access to justice and 5 hours of ethics credits using our Online & iOS/Android App courses.
Reporting periods are determined at the time of admission to the OR Bar. An attorney’s first reporting period begins on the date of admission and ends on April of the following year. From then on, reporting periods are every three years. For instance, an attorney admitted in September of 2022 would still be considered Newly Admitted until April 30, 2023, and then their reporting periods would be the three-year cycles ending 2026, 2029, and so on.
Newly admitted attorneys must take 15 hours of MCLE, including 9 hours of practical skills (4 of which must be Oregon practice and procedure) and 2 hours of ethics (one of which must be Oregon specific ethics) 1 mental health/substance abuse and a 3 credit introductory access to justice course during their first reporting period.
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Fundamental Rights to a Clean, Safe and Healthy Environment: The Case for Green Amendments
Courses purchased through UnitedCLE.com are provided and fully accredited by The National Academy of Continuing Legal Education, an Oregon State Bar Program Sponsor. All courses offered on UnitedCLE.com for Oregon attorneys have been individually approved for MCLE credit by the Oregon State Bar.
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General Credits
1.5
$55
All Courses Available iOS/Android Web
About This Course
Environmental law is constantly in flux these days and its intersection with constitutional law makes for a fascinating study that may prove promising in the area of public interest environmental law and advocacy, specifically fundamental environmental rights.
Known as Green Amendments, these are self-executing provisions that may be added to the bill of rights of a constitution which serve to recognize and to protect people’s rights, include people of future generations, to clean water and air, a healthy environment and stable climate.
This CLE course will explain how the meticulous scrutiny of government actions with regards to environmental matters have developed in Pennsylvania, Montana and New York, three states with Green Amendments and other states might enact such rights to protect the environment.