California
State Code: Search any section of the California Code by keyword
(i.e. Education).
California Code of Regulations: "Full-text
access by Agency List, Title number, or Regulation citation. Excellent
for Title 5 education research."
California
Courts: "Opinions of the Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal
are on the searchable Official Reports page, current through July
31, 2003, and will be regularly updated. There is no charge for
using the Official Reports page. The Official Reports page is primarily
intended to provide effective public access to all of California's
precedential appellate decisions; it is not intended to function
as an alternative to commercial computer-based services and products
for comprehensive legal research."
California Office Of Administrative
Law: "The Office of Administrative Law is responsible
for reviewing administrative regulations proposed by over 200 state
agencies for compliance with standards set forth in California's
Administrative Procedure Act, for transmitting these regulations
to the Secretary of State and for publishing regulations in the
California Code of Regulations."
Century of Lawmaking For a New Nation: The Library of Congress has provided online acccess to U.S. Congressional documents and debates, including: Journals of the continental congress, letters of delegates to congress, Elliot's debates, Farrand's records, bills and resolutions, statutes at large, american state papers, U.S. serial set.
Congressional Hearings: Congressional hearings are conducted in either the House or the Senate. As part of the GPO Access web site a separate database is available for searching congressional hearings. A hearing is a meeting or session of a Senate, House, Joint, or Special Committee of Congress, usually open to the public, to obtain information and opinions on proposed legislation, conduct an investigation, or evaluate/oversee the activities of a government department or the implementation of a Federal law. In addition, hearings may also be purely exploratory in nature, providing testimony and data about topics of current interest.
Copyright: The Copyright Office is one of the major service units of the Library of Congress. This offical copyright site provides
links to the latest copyright laws and offers online registration in order to obtain copyright royalty.
Famous
Trials: Douglas O. Linder at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law has provided a listing of famous trials in history dating from 399 B.C. to 2006.
First Amendment Center:
"This site offers news and information on how the courts understand and apply the First Amendment in various types of situations. It offers general information on First Amendment issues with the understanding that the authors are not providing legal advice or other professional services."
GRISWOLD v. CONNECTICUT:
This Supreme Court Case(381 U.S. 479 (1965)), is available in full text on the Justia Supreme Court Center website.
Human Rights Watch: "Human
Rights Watch is the largest human rights organization based in the
United States. The researchers in this organization conduct fact-finding
investigations into human rights abuses in all regions of the world.
This non-profit organization tracks developments in over 70 countries
around the world. They also follow issues in women's rights, children's
rights, and the flow of arms to abusive forces. Other special projects
include academic freedom, the human rights responsibilities of corporations,
international justice, prisons, drugs, and refugees."
Internet Law Library:
Law resources which include searching the U.S. Code, the U.S. Code
Classification Tables, and Codification legislation. Other categories
include Federal laws, state laws, laws of other nations, treaties
and international law, and many others.
JuriSearch: California Cases
and Codes: A resource for legal information in the State of
California.
Law Library of
Congress: Congress established its Law Library in 1832, recognizing its need for ready access to reliable legal materials. The Law Library has grown over the years to become the world's largest law library, with a collection of over three million volumes spanning the ages and covering virtually every jurisdiction in the world. Click on the "Research Help" link to view resources on how to research law online.
Locating the Law:
Presented by the Public Access to Legal Information (PALI) Committee, this newly revised 5th edition of Locating the Law provides information on legal advice and legal research techniques.
The full text of the book is provided free of charge.
Nolo: This publisher web site provides some full text excerpts from law books and including a legal dictionary and encyclopedia.
Official California Legislative
Information: Best site to use for access to Bill Information
from the 2006-2007 Legislative Session; all California Codes and
Statutes; Legislative Publications, plus a directory of Legislators.
Patriot
Act: Sources of information about the USA Patriot Act passed by Congress in response
to the events of September 11, 2001. The USA Patriot Act creates new crimes, new penalties, and new procedures for use against suspected domestic and international
terrorists.
Sponsored by the Electronic Privacy Information Center.
Ralf's 'Lectric Law Library
Tour: Easily find and access law-related information and products.
Includes lots of material for legal professionals, business folks
and formal and informal students of the law.
Sacramento County Public Law Library:
"The Sacramento County Public Law Library serves the bench, bar and
citizens of Sacramento County. The California County Law Library system
was established in 1891. Sacramento County Public Law Library is the
6th largest of California's 58 county law libraries with more than
65,000 volumes. The library is a practice library, focusing on practical
materials for attorneys and lay persons."
Supreme Court Historical
Society:
"The Society, a private non-profit organization,
is dedicated to the collection and preservation of the history
of the Supreme Court of the United States."
Supreme Court
of the United States: This Website is maintained by the Supreme
Court of the United States to provide Court information to the
bar, the public, and the news media. Information includes opinions,
caseloads, decisions and biographies on court members from 1789
to present.
United States Copyright
Office: Library of Congress: "U.S. Copyright Office is an office
of public record for copyright registration and deposit of copyright
material."
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