Gateways | Administrative Law | Legislative History | Attorney Locator | Forms

Gateways or Megasites  

Use these sites to find primary law such as constitutions, statutes, codes, and legal cases. 

United States

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/

http://www.firstgov.gov/

http://www.law.cornell.edu/

http://www.findlaw.com/

http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/

http://www.megalaw.com/

California

http://www.megalaw.com/ca/ca.php

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/

http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/us-ca.html

http://california.lp.findlaw.com/

http://www.megalaw.com/ca/ca.php

To search California law using natural language use:

http://caag.state.ca.us/      Type in “lemon law.”

California Local Government

http://www.statelocalgov.net/state-ca.htm

County and Municipal Ordinances

County of Orange homepage

http://www.oc.ca.gov/

Orange County Code of Ordinances

http://www.municode.com/

Los Angeles County homepage

http://lacounty.info/

Los Angeles County Code

http://ordlink.com/codes/lacounty/

International

Guide to Foreign and International Databases

http://www.law.nyu.edu/library/foreign_intl/

International, Multinational Law Library

http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/multi.html

Administrative Law 

United States

Code of Federal Regulations - specifies how a law is to be carried out.

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html

Federal Register – updates the CFR

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html

U.S. Government Manual – find government agencies

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/index.html

California

California Code of Regulations – does not include the Building Standards Code (Title 24).

http://www.megalaw.com/ca/caregs.php

Legislative History 

United States

Thomas – bill texts, public law numbers, committee reports, hearing transcripts and the Congressional Record.

http://thomas.loc.gov/

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/bills/index.html

California

California Bills

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/

Attorney Locators 

United States

http://www.megalaw.com/attydir/attydir.php

California

Find a Lawyer

http://lawyers.findlaw.com/lawyer/state/california/

State Bar of California

http://www.calbar.ca.gov/state/calbar/calbar_home.jsp

Forms  

United States

Internet Legal Resource Guide

http://www.ilrg.com/forms/

Electric Law Library Forms Room

http://www.lectlaw.com/form.html

California

http://forms.lp.findlaw.com/states/ca.html

http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms/

MegaLaw.com Forms

http://www.megalaw.com/forms/ca/caforms.php

California Superior Court EZ Legal Forms – family, marriage, divorce, small claims, housing, guardianship, probate.

http://www.ezlegalfile.org/index.jsp

Los Angeles Superior Court Forms – civil, family, probate, etc.

http://www.lasuperiorcourt.org/Forms/

Tutorial

LexisNexis™ at www.lexis.com

Contact Mary Ellen Bobp via e-mail or at 714-564-6718 for more information.

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