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General
Law Resources
California
Law Resources
General
Law Resources:
FindLaw:
Internet Legal
Resources
Best single starting point on the Web for doing legal
research. Full-text, searchable databases of online law
reviews and journals, judicial opinions, case law, legal
news, and more.
LexNotes
Comprehensive
directory of links to sources for legal research, including
research sources, pathfinders, bibliographies, articles,
reviews, papers, research tips and guidance, legal news, and
industry information.
Guide
to Law Online
Annotated
guide to online sources of worldwide government and law
information, including links to the most useful sites for
legal information for each of the covered nations. From the
Library of Congress.
United
States Code
Code
of Federal Regulations
Thomas
Comprehensive federal legislative information from
Congress.
Legal
Information Institute
Extensive materials on the law: brief summaries of law
topics, with links to key primary sources; state and federal
constitutions and codes; federal and state judicial
opinions; federal, state, and international law by source or
jurisdiction. From the Cornell Law School
Historic
Supreme Court Decisions
Legal Information Institute Supreme Court Collection
database, listed by party name (to find California state
cases, use "Find on this Page" -- Ctrl-F)
Locating
the Law: A Handbook for Non-Law
Librarians
Basic
information about California and Federal legal
materials
Legal
Encyclopedia
From Nolo Press
Additional
links to general law resources (from
LII)
California
Law Resources:
California
Court Opinions, 1850 -
present
Searchable
database of California Supreme Court & Court of
Appeals published case opinions. (Read and agree to Terms
and Conditions in order to access database.)
California
Case Law
Findlaw's collection of Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals,
California Supreme Court and California Court of Appeal
cases from October 1934 to the present.
California
Codes & Statutes
Findlaw's collection, from the state Constitution to
Municipal Codes and Ordinances.
Rugged
Justice: The 9th Circuit court of Appeals and the American
West, 1891-1941
Full-text
online version of the book by David C. Frederick, published
by University of California Press, c1994.
Cal
Law
Latest court opinions from appellate courts in California,
U.S. Supreme Court, and Ninth Circuit federal Court of
Appeals (subscription needed, free trial available); topical
updates and analysis from major law firms; profiles of
California judges; and statewide listings of jobs for
lawyers and para-legals.
California
Courts
Court opinions and information on Calif. Supreme Court and
Courts of Appeals.
Official
California Legislative
Information
Search information on bills from 1993 to the present.
Materials for each bill include status and history, all
versions of the bill, committee and floor analyses, and
committee and floor votes. Provides searchable and browsable
access to the current codes and constitution.
California
State Constitution
California
Code of Regulations
Legislative
Analyst's Office (LAO)
Analysis
of current and past proposed initiatives and propositions on
statewide ballots back to 1996; analyses of the state
budget; and more.
California's
Laws Of The Century: 200 Significant Statutes and
Constitutional Amendments of the 20th
Century
From the California State Senate.
Research
Guide: Compiling a California Legislative
History
Step-by-step
guide to compiling the history of a California law.
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