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California Government Internet Resources:Federal, State & LocalApril 28, 2008
Oakland, California
Patti Monk, Public Services LibrarianAlameda County Law Library
Federal - Government Internet Resources
Statutes, Bills, and Legislative Histories
Agencies and Regulations
Court Opinions, Forms, Rules, and Dockets
Federal – U.S. Code Official
U.S. Code, U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Law Revision Counselhttp://uscode.house.gov/search/criteria.shtml
U.S. Code, GPO, Access
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/index.html
Prior codes from 1988 Edition and Supplement II; laws through 1/2/1991http://uscode.house.gov/search/usc91.shtml
U.S. Code - Official
http://uscode.house.gov/classification/tables.shtml
Federal – Statutes at Large, Public Laws Statutes at Large, GPO (Government Printing
Office) 109th Congress, 1st Session (2005), Volume 119 Only)
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/statutes/index.html Public Laws, Library of Congress, Thomas
http://thomas.loc.gov/bss/d110/d110laws.html110th Congress(2007-08)-93rd Congress(1973-74)
Go to http://listserv.access.gpo.gov/ to sign up to receive listing of new public and private laws free via e-mail
Public Laws, Library of Congress, Thomashttp://thomas.loc.gov/bss/d110/d110laws.html
Federal – Legislative History Bills, Resolutions
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/bills_res.html 93rd Congress (1973) through the current Congress
Congressional Hearingshttp://www.gpoaccess.gov/chearings/index.html104th Congress (1995-96) through 110th Congress (2007-08)
Committee Reportshttp://thomas.loc.gov/cp109/cp109query.html 104th Congress (1995-96) through 110th Congress (2007-08)
Congressional Committee Printshttp://www.gpoaccess.gov/chearings/index.html 104th Congress (1995-96) through 110th Congress (2007-08)
Congressional Hearingshttp://www.gpoaccess.gov/chearings/index.html
Results of GPO Search for Hearings
110th Congress House Hearings] RECENT EVENTS IN THE CREDIT AND
MORTGAGE
Federal Legislative History – Congressional Record
Congressional Record, Library of Congress, Thomas http://thomas.loc.gov/home/r110query.html 110th Congress (2007-2008) through 101st
Congress (1989-1990) Search by keyword or name of member of
Congress
Congressional Recordhttp://thomas.loc.gov/home/r110query.html
Federal - Regulations
CFR -1996 through current year http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
Federal Register - 1994 (Volume 59) through 2008 (Volume 73)
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html List of CFR Sections Affected -1986 through 2007
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/lsa/index.html Go to http://listserv.access.gpo.gov/ to sign up to
receive the Federal Register Table of Contents free via e-mail through the listserv FEDREGTOC-L
CFR http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
Results of Search Database: Code of Federal Regulations (current data)
Federal Agencies – Direct or List IRS http://www.irs.gov/ SEC http://www.sec.gov/
A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies (also state, local, & tribal governments) http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/All_Agencies/index.shtml
White House Federal Agencies and Commissions http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/independent-agencies.html
A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies (also state, local, & tribal governments) http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/All_Agencies/index.shtml
http://search.irs.gov/web/advanced-search.htm
Search for “regulations”
U.S. Supreme Court
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/boundvolumes.html
Volume 502 to the most current volume
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Federal – Court Opinions - Pacer U.S. District Courts – Pacer –free opinions
http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/announce.html after District Court using CM/ECF version 2.4
Free Pacer Pilot Project at libraries:California federal depository libraries participating are:
San Bernardino County Law Library, CA
Sacramento County Public Law Library, CA
http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/announce.html
Federal – USCA 9th Opinions – Web U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ CM/ECF (case management/electronic case files) on
March 3, 2008. E-mail notices with links for 1 free look court’s orders, calendars, opinions or other notices in your own case
Pay for at Pacer opinions and dockets: Opinions limited free at http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ Memoranda – unpublished memoranda & orders limited
free at http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ FRAP & Local Circuit Rules – free
http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ Calendar by month free http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit – Slip Opinionshttp://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit – Unpublished Dispositionshttp://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/
California U.S. District Courts’ Opinions see PACERU.S. District Court local web sites Free Rules, Forms, Calendars, & Popular Opinions
U.S. District Court for the Northern Districthttp://www.cand.uscourts.gov/
U.S. District Court for the Central Districthttp://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/
U.S. District Court for the Eastern Districthttp://www.caed.uscourts.gov/
U.S. District Court for the Southern Districthttp://www.casd.uscourts.gov/
U.S. District Court for the Northern District
http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/
Federal – California U.S. Bankruptcy Courts’ Opinions (Pacer); Free Rules, Forms, Calendars
United States Bankruptcy Court Northern District of California - http://www.canb.uscourts.gov/
United States Bankruptcy Court Central District of California - http://www.cacb.uscourts.gov/
United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of California - http://www.caeb.uscourts.gov/
United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of California - http://www.casb.uscourts.gov/
Judge Newsome's Index of Ninth Circuit Decisions at http://www.canb.uscourts.gov/announcements/judge-newsomes-index-ninth-circuit-decisions
California State Government Internet Resources
Statutes, Bills, and Legislative Histories
Agencies and Regulations
Find Court Opinions, Forms, Rules, and Dockets
California Constitution and Statutes California Constitution, current
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/const.html California Statutes from 1993-1994 to present
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html
Statutes & Constitutions1850-1995 http://192.234.213.35/clerkarchive/
California State Constitution http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/const.html
Search of California Constitution
California Constitution – full text ARTICLE 1 DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
SECTION 1. All people are by nature free and independent and have inalienable rights. Among these are enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing, and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining safety, happiness, and privacy. CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 1
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.htmlCalifornia Current Statutes
http://192.234.213.35/clerkarchive/ 1850-1995 Statutes & Constitutions
ChooseStatutes
Chose Statute, then Chapter
A Guide to Legislative Research By Office of the Chief Clerk, California State
Assembly http://www.assembly.ca.gov/clerk/BILLSLEGISL
ATURE/documents/LegResearchGuide.pdf
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/clerk/BILLSLEGISLATURE/documents/LegResearchGuide.pdf
California Bills 1993 to present California Bill Index
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilindex.html California Bills
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html Chaptered Bills (session laws)
http://leginfo.public.ca.gov/statute.html
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.htmlBill text, status, history, votes, committee analysis, floor analysis, votes, veto
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1601-1650/ab_1634_bill_20070711_history.html
Complete History of Assembly Bill No. 1634
http://192.234.213.35/clerkarchive/
Journals, example from1835
http://192.234.213.35/clerkarchive/
Statute 1981, Chapter 343
California State Assembly
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/clerk/BILLSLEGISLATURE/OFFICIALPUBS.HTM Daily Journal, 1995 to present Daily File – present session Weekly History – present session Tentative Legislative Calendar – current year 2007-2008 Assembly Handbook
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/clerk/BILLSLEGISLATURE/OFFICIALPUBS.HTM
California State Assembly
California State Senate Current Information http://www.sen.ca.gov/~newsen/schedules/sche
dules.htp Senate Daily File Senate Floor Session Schedule Legislative Calendar and Deadlines Senate Daily Journal – current session Senate Hearings, Floor Sessions, and Press
Conferences on web and TV see http://www.sen.ca.gov/~newsen/audiotv/audiotv.HTP
California State Senatehttp://www.sen.ca.gov/~newsen/schedules/schedules.htp
California State Senate http://www.sen.ca.gov/~newsen/audiotv/audiotv.HTP
California Code of Regulations - Current California Office of Administrative Law http://www.calregs.com/
Search for a Specific Regulatory Section Search for Words List of CCR Titles Agency List for CCR
http://www.calregs.com/
California Judiciary
State of California Judicial Opinions http://www.lexisnexis.com/clients/CACourts/ California Supreme Court from 1850; California Courts
of Appeal from 1905; Appellate Department of Superior Court from 1934
Updated quarterly and within 6 months of publication California Supreme Court & Court of Appeals
Slip Opinions http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/ available only for 120 days
http://www.lexisnexis.com/clients/CACourts/
California Forms, Rules, Calendars, & Briefs California Judicial Council Forms
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms/ California Rules of Court & Local Rules
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/rules/ Calendars - California Supreme Court and the
California Courts of Appeal http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/calendars.cgi?Courts=S
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/rules/
California Superior Courts
Superior Courts in Californiahttp://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/find.htm
California Superior Court Judges Rosterhttp://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/trial/judges.htm
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/find.htm
California County Ordinances
List of California County Web Siteshttp://www.csac.counties.org/default.asp?id=7
California County Codes http://www.amlegal.com/library/ca/index.shtml
http://www.amlegal.com/library/ca/sanfrancisco.shtml San Francisco Building Codes
http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/#CA http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/codes/alamedagen/ Alameda County http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/codes/sonomaco/ Sonoma County
Likely Format http://www.co.<county name>.<state postal code>.us
http://www.co.mendocino.ca.us/planning/
Not so likely http://www.acgov.org/clerk/admincode.htm Alameda County
http://www.csac.counties.org/default.asp?id=7
http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/#CA
California Municipal Ordinances http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/#CA
http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/codes/oakland/ http://www.amlegal.com/library/ca/index.shtml http://www.codepublishing.com/elibrary.html#california http://66.113.195.234/online.htm#
Likely Format www.ci.<city name>.<state postal code>.us
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us
http://www.ci.walnut-creek.ca.us/header.asp?genericId=2&catId=13
http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/#CA
Alameda County Administrative Codehttp://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/codes/alamedadmin/
www.ci.<city name>.<state postal code>.us
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us
City of Berkeley Municipal Code and Zoning Ordinance
Boards
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/rent/OrdRegs/regs/regcov.html
City of Oakland
http://www.ca.gov/About/Government/Local/cities.html
Buy California Legislative Research Carolina Rose http://
www.lrihistory.com/index.htm
intent@lrihistory.com Legislative Research,
Inc
1107 9th Street, Ste. 220 Sacramento CA 95814
(800) 530-7613
Jan Raymond http://
www.lhclearinghouse.com
jray@naj.net P.O. Box 74005
Davis, CA 95617 Phone: (888) 676-
1947 Fax: (530) 750-0190
Patti Monk, J.D., M.L.S.
Public Services Librarian
Alameda County Law Library
125 Twelfth Street
Oakland, CA 94607
pmonk@acgo.org
www.acgov.org/law