Federal, California and San Diego Research Websites
California Research
San Diego Research
Federal Research
U.S. Constitution
http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/constitution/
Case Law and Related Materials:
U.S. Supreme Court Opinions
http://gsulaw.gsu.edu/metaindex/#opinions
U.S. Supreme Court Docket
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/docket.html
Text of U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts.html
U.S. Supreme Court: Multimedia Page
http://www.oyez.com/oyez/frontpage
From this page just retrieve a case and, if available, the oral argument, reargument or docket entry will appear.
U.S. Courts of Appeals Opinions (individual Circuits)
http://gsulaw.gsu.edu/metaindex/#opinions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Opinions
http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/courts/9th.html
Legislation and Congressional Materials:
U.S. Code
http://uscode.house.gov/
U.S. Bankruptcy Code
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/11/
Public Laws
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/plaws/index.html
Bills/Resolutions
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/bills_res.html
Committee Reports
http://thomas.loc.gov/cp109/cp109query.html
Congressional Record
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/r109query.html
Treaties
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/treaties/treaties.html
Executive Branch Resources:
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR):
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
Federal Register
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/wcomp/index.html
Federal Agency Websites
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html
Offical Court Websites:
U.S. Supreme Court
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
U.S. Courts of Appeals & District Courts Homepages
http://www.uscourts.gov/allinks.html
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
http://www.ce9.uscourts.gov/
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
http://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
http://www.caed.uscourts.gov/
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
http://www.casd.uscourts.gov/
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California
http://www.cacb.uscourts.gov/
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California
http://www.caeb.uscourts.gov/
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California
http://www.canb.uscourts.gov/
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California
http://www.casb.uscourts.gov/
Rules:
Rules of the U.S. Supreme Court
http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/supct/overview.html
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Local Rules
http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ca9/Documents.nsf/FRAP+and+Circuit+Rules?OpenView
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ca9/Documents.nsf/FRAP+and+Circuit+Rules?OpenView
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/overview.htm
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcrmp/
Federal Rules of Evidence
http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/overview.html
Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frbp/
California Research
California Constitution
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/const.html
Case Law:
Official California Reports & California Appellate Reports Decisions (Judicial Branch of California; from 1850)
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/continue.htm
California Supreme Court and the California Courts of Appeal Slip Opinions
(opinions certified for publication or ordered published in the Official Reports in the last 60 days)
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/
More Slip Opinions, from Findlaw
http://california.findlaw.com/ca02_caselaw/slip.html
Appellate Court Oral Argument Calendars
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/calendars/
Legislation and Congressional Materials:
California Legislative Code
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html
California Statutes
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/statute.html
California Bills
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html
Municipal and County Ordinances, Codes:
Institute of Governmental Studies Library (UC Berkeley; municipal codes for numerous cities)
http://www.igs.berkeley.edu/library/calcodes.html
Los Angeles City Municipal and Administrative Codes (Office of the City Clerk)
http://www.ci.la.ca.us/lacity102.htm
Los Angeles County Code (LexisNexis)
http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/codes/lacounty/
Executive Branch Resources:
California Code of Regulations (C.C.R.)
http://www.calregs.com/
California Regulatory Notice Register
http://www.oal.ca.gov/reg_notice.htm
Executive Orders, Proclamations and Press Releases
http://www.gov.ca.gov/news-room
California Secretary of State
http://www.ss.ca.gov/
California State Government Homepage (with links to government agencies)
http://www.ca.gov/
Agency Decisions:
Agricultural Labor Relations Board
http://www.alrb.ca.gov/legal_searches/decision_index/decision_index_default.html
Air Resources Board (Executive Orders)
http://www.arb.ca.gov/html/eo.htm
Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board
http://www.abcappealsbd.ca.gov/decisions/default.asp
Attorney General Opinions
http://www.ag.ca.gov/opinions/index.htm
CalPERS Precedential Decisions
http://www.calpers.ca.gov/index.jsp?bc=/about/leg-reg-statutes/board-decisions/home.xml
Department of Fair Employment & Housing Statutes, Laws & FEHC Decisions
http://www.dfeh.ca.gov/about/StatLaws.aspx
Department of Industrial Relations - Division of Labor Standards Enforcement Statutes, Laws & Decisions
http://www.dfeh.ca.gov/about/StatLaws.aspx
Department of Industrial Relations - Division of Labor Standards Enforcement Talent Agency Cases
http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/DLSE-TACs.htm
Department of Industrial Relations - Occupational Safety & Health Appeals Board Decisions after Reconsideration
http://www.dir.ca.gov/oshab/DAR_Decisions.html
Department of Insurance Precedential Decisions & Rulings
http://www.insurance.ca.gov/0250-insurers/0500-legal-info/0600-decision-ruling/
Education Audit Appeals Panel
http://www.eaap.ca.gov/
Fair Political Practices Commission
http://www.fppc.ca.gov/index.html?id=380
Public Employment Relations Board
http://www.perb.ca.gov/decisions/default.asp
Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board Precedent Decisions
http://www.cuiab.ca.gov/precedent_decisions_Numerical.shtm
Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
http://www.dir.ca.gov/wcab/wcab_dars.htm
California State Government Homepage (with links to all government agencies)
http://www.ca.gov/
Offical Court Websites:
All County Trial Courts
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/otherwebsites.htm
San Diego County Superior Court
http://www.sdcourt.ca.gov/
Los Angeles County Superior Court
http://www.lasuperiorcourt.org/
Orange County Superior Court
http://www.occourts.org
Court Rules:
California Rules of Court
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/rules/
Local Rules of Court (27 counties are listed)
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/rules/localrules.htm
Local Rules - Los Angeles Superior Court
http://www.lasuperiorcourt.org/courtrules/maincontent.htm
Local Rules - Trial Courts in Orange County
http://www.occourts.org/home/ccrules/1ccrtabl.asp
Local Rules - San Diego County Superior Court
http://www.sdcourt.ca.gov/
Forms and Miscellanous:
California Rules of Professional Conduct
http://www.calbar.org/pub250/crpc.htm
Ethics Opinions from the State Bar of California Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct (from 1965)
http://www.calbar.org/2pub/3eth/3ethndx.htm
Published Slip Opinions from the State Bar Court, Review Department
http://www.calbar.ca.gov/state/calbar/sbc_generic.jsp?cid=13482&id=23382
Judicial Council Forms
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms/
California Civil Jury Instructions, CACI (The Judicial Branch of California)
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/jury/civiljuryinstructions/
California Criminal Jury Instructions, CALCRIM (The Judicial Branch of California)
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/jury/criminaljuryinstructions/
San Diego Research
San Diego County
San Diego County Superior Court
http://www.sdcourt.ca.gov/
San Diego County Code of Administrative Ordinances and Code of Regulatory Ordinances (American Legal Publishing Corporation)
http://www.amlegal.com/sandiego_county_ca/
City of San Diego
City Attorney Opinions
http://www.sandiego.gov/cityattorney/index.shtml
City Budget
http://www.sandiego.gov/budget/
City Charter
http://www.sandiego.gov/city-clerk/officialdocs/legisdocs/charter.shtml
City Council and Agency Resolutions & Ordinances
http://www.sandiego.gov/city-clerk/officialdocs/legaldocs/index.shtml
City of San Diego Municipal Code (Office of the City Clerk)
http://www.sandiego.gov/city-clerk/officialdocs/legisdocs/muni.shtml
Memorandum of Law & Legal Opinions
http://www.sandiego.gov/city-clerk/officialdocs/legaldocs/index.shtml