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FindLaw: www.findlaw.com General information, attorney directory, forms for the public; court related information for legal professionals; Supreme Court opinions from 1893- current
HG.org Worldwide Legal Directories: http://www.hg.org Worldwide – Locate information on all governments in the world. Select a country and go to the best links. United States – Finding information on the United State s government’s executive, legislative and judicial resources. Legal Student Center, find links and information to all of the law schools in the United State and many other countries.
Internet Public Library: http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/law00.00.00 Subject Collection to Law, Government and Political Science research links
Legal Information Institute: http://www.law.cornell.edu Cornell Law School website has extensive links to international, federal and state law, including state laws by topic.
Public Library of Law (PLOL): http://www.plol.org/Pages/Search.aspx PLOL includes all the federal cases plus appellate cases from all 50 states from 1997 forward. In addition, it has statutes from all states, court rules from all states, regulations from selected states, the U.S. Code, the Code of Federal Regulations and federal court rules. Users do have to register and agree to the terms of service, but registration is free.
CALIFORNIA:
California Ballot Propositions: http://library.uchastings.edu/cgi-bin/ (1911- current) from Hastings Law School
California Bills: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html (1993 – current) Assembly and Senate bills
California Code of Regulations (CCR): http://ccr.oal.ca.gov/linkedslice/default.asp?SP=CCR-1000&Action=Welcome Administrative regulations (Title 24 “Building Standards Code” is maintained by the Building Standards Commission and is not currently available on line)
California Statutes (1993 – current): http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/statute.html California Statutes, 1850-1995 http://192.234.213.35/clerkarchive/
California Courts: http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts State court information includes type, judges, opinions, etc.
California Public Law Library: http://www.publiclawlibrary.org Locate any county law library in California. Provides links to locations, research assistance and additional legal links.
State Bar of California: www.calbar.org/ Attorney name search, provides status. Includes links to Consumer Pamphlets and Lawyer Referral Services.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY:
Los Angeles County Bar Association: www.lacba.org/ For attorneys’ professional needs, for public lawyer referrals
Los Angeles County Codes: http://www.bpcnet.com/codes/lacounty/index.htm
Los Angeles County Law Library: www.lalaw.lib.ca.us/ Information on the Library; links to many state, county, & city websites including where to write for vital records in U.S states and territories
Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles: www.lasuperiorcourt.org/
PASADENA:
Pasadena Bar Association: http://www.pasadenabar.org Lists attorneys by specialization; has links to court and government sites which public can access.
Pasadena Municipal Code: http://www.ci.pasadena.ca.us/cityclerk/municode.asp
UNITED STATES:
United States Code: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/index.html The United States Code is the codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. It is divided by broad subjects into 50 titles and published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives. Since 1926, the United States Code has been published every six years. In between editions, annual cumulative supplements are published in order to present the most current information. Documents are available only as ASCII text files
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR): http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/ Cornell site: http://www.law.cornell.edu/donors/solicit.php?http_referer=/cfr/ Regulations to the U.S. Code titles. Fifty titles represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation. Each volume is updated once each calendar year and issued on a quarterly basis.
Federal Register (FR): http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/ (official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.)
List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA): http://www.gpoaccess.gov/lsa/ The List of CFR Sections Affected lists proposed, new, and amended Federal regulations that have been published in the Federal Register since the most recent revision date of a CFR title. Each LSA issue is cumulative and contains the CFR part and section numbers, a description of its status (e.g., amended, confirmed, revised), and the Federal Register page number where the change(s) may be found. It is published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration.
Thomas: http://thomas.loc.gov/ Created by the Library of Congress, Thomas offers an alternative legislative and regulatory information source to GPO Access. The site provides bill summaries and status as well as the complete text of legislation. It provides access to public laws, the Congressional Record, Congressional committee reports, and numerous historical documents including The Federalist Papers, the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and papers from the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention.
U.S. Courts (All federal courts: Supreme, Circuit, District, Bankruptcy) PACER – List of court home pages - http://www.uscourts.gov/courtlinks/
U.S. Supreme Court: http://www.supremecourtus.gov/ (Supreme Court information including opinions 2003 – current (with information for obtaining earlier opinions)
Congressional Record: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/crecord/ The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. GPO Access contains Congressional Record volumes from 140 (1994) to the present. At the back of each daily issue is the "Daily Digest," which summarizes the day's floor and committee activities.
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LEGAL SITES: Crime Statistics L.A. County Sheriff’s Dept: http://www.lasd.org/sites/yir9600/index.html California Attorney General: http://ag.ca.gov/cjsc/datatabs.htm U.S. Dept. of Justice: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs
Legal and Business Forms Legal Forms for the Superior Court (Los Angeles County) Judicial Council Forms (California) http://www.ilrg.com/forms.html (Some free forms; others fee based) http://forms.lp.findlaw.com (miscellaneous legal and business forms) http://www.lectlaw.com/form.html (miscellaneous legal & business forms) http://www.uscourts.gov/forms/uscforms.cfm? (Federal court forms)
Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory: www.martindale.com National and international directory to locate attorneys by location or area of practice.
Nolo Press: www.nolo.com/ A self help publisher. Website offers affordable, plain-English books, forms and software on a wide range of legal issues, including wills, estate planning, retirement, elder care, personal finance, taxes, housing, real estate, divorce and child custody. Offer materials on human resources, employment, intellectual property, and starting and running a small business. Includes topical articles. Many of the titles listed can be checked out of the library.
Other States and Countries: http://www.megalaw.com (Federal, state and international links) http://govengine.com (Federal, state, counties, cities, and townships links) http://www.bpcnet.com/#MD (Municipal codes by state)
Web Traffic Schools (Fee based traffic school courses) Los Angeles Superior Courts List: http://www.lasuperiorcourt.org/Traffic/pdf/TrafficSchoollist.pdf
THE FOLLOWING DATABASES ARE AVAILABLE ONLY INSIDE THE LIBRARY. See our Electronic Resources page for details v California Gold Library (WESTLAW) v Hein Online (Misc. law journals, U.S. govt. info. etc.) v LegalTrac (law related information from journals, newspapers, etc) v OnLaw (Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) publications) Last update: September 18, 2008 |
