Useful Links

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FEDERAL

United States Code
Database searchable by keyword or title and section number.
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/

Thomas – US Congress on the Internet
Full-text searchable database of federal bills, public laws, legislative history information and the Congressional Record.
 
Federal Case Law
Full-text searchable federal appellate court and US Supreme Court decisions.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/co.html
http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/

Code of Federal Regulations
Searchable database of federal agency regulations by keyword or title and section number.
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
http://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/ 

Federal Administrative Agency Opinions
Directory of links to federal administrative agency decision lying outside the scope of the Code of Federal Regulations and the Federal Register.

PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records)
Docket information (for a fee) for all federal courts.  Updated daily.

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CALIFORNIA

California Code
Keyword searchable full-text database of current California codes and constitution.

California Legislative Information
Full-text of bills and resolutions, including analysis, beginning in 1993.

California Case Law
Searchable database of official reports opinions dating back to 1850. Updated daily.  

California Rules of Court
Database is viewable only in sections, no keyword searching. Conversion table available.  Provides links to local superior court rules.

California Attorney General Opinions
Full-text searchable opinions dating back to 1986.  Searchable by word, phrase, opinion number or yearly index.

California Code of Regulations
Full-text searchable database provided by the Office of Administrative Law.

California Judicial Council Forms
Access to mandatory and optional forms provided by Judicial Council of California.

California Courts Self Help Center
Beginning resource for forms and introductory information on a variety of topics, including divorce, name changes, traffic and small claims matters.

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Civil Appellate Practices and Procedures for the Self-Represented

This appellate manual describes civil appellate process from the filing of Notice of Appeal through post-judgment options. Prepared by 2nd district Court of Appeal.


 

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LOCAL

Los Angeles County Superior Court
Contains information on court locations, civil and criminal matters (including case summaries), small claims, and traffic disputes.

Los Angeles Municipal Code
Database searchable by keyword, Table of Contents or section browsing. Also includes Administrative Code and other related codes.

Los Angeles County Code
Database is searchable by keyword or Table of Contents.

Seattle Public Library, Directory of Municipal Links
Link directory of nationwide municipal codes available electronically.

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