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United States Code Vol. 1 (Docs Y 1.2/5 Legal Alcove)
Contains the "Constitution of the United States of America"
and an "Analytical Index to the Constitution of the United States and
the Amendments Thereto".
The Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution
of the State of California (California Legislature) Biennial (Ref
KFC 680 1879 A33; earlier editions in Cal Docs C 825a) Contains the text
of the US and state constitutions, Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Declaration
of Independence, and Articles of Confederation.
The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis
and Interpretation; Analysis of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court
of the United States to June 28, 2002 (Killian, Costello,
Thomas and the Library of Congress Congressional Research Service)
2004, with pocket supplements (Senate Document 108-17) (Docs Y1.1/2:
14866) Includes an extensively annotated text of the Constitution. |
Text:
The
Constitution of the United States (US National Archives and
Records Administration) Contains the text of the Constitution, the Bill
of Rights and Other Amendments. The Constitution of the United
States of America: Analysis and Interpretation (Findlaw)
(1992 edition with supplements) Prepared by the Library of Congress
Congressional Research Service; includes an extensively annotated
text of the Constitution plus "Annotations of Cases Decided by the
Supreme Court of the United States." Includes a search form for keyword
searching of the fulltext of the Constitution and annotations. United States Constitution (Cornell University Legal Information Institute) Includes both the text of the Constitution and the Library of Congress
Congressional Research Service annotations.
Indexes:
Popular Names of Constitutional Provisions (Univ of Washington Law Library)
Many provisions of the U.S. Constitution are known by popular name or nickname. This site identifies many of those popular names and includes the text of the relevant provisions. The information is arranged in two lists: alphabetically by popular name and by appearance in the Constitution. |
United
States Code Service: Constitution of the United States Updated monthly. Search by keyword or browse by article/section. In addition to the text of the Constitution annotations
include "Cross References" to the US Code; a "Research Guide" to secondary
sources, including law review articles; and "Interpretive Notes and
Decisions" to Supreme Court rulings. |
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| Congressional Bills: Tracking by Subject,
Sponsor, Status, Bill Number |
Congressional Index (Docs Abstr J 69 C6) From 96th Congress
(1979/80) to the 106th Congress (1999/2000) Digest of Public General Bills & Resolutions (Docs
LC 14.6) From the 83rd Congress (1953/54) to the 101st Congress (1989-90)
Gives history of actions taken on bills, a summary of the bill, and indexes
by sponsor and by subject.
"History of Bills and Resolutions" 1873 to the present. Appears
annually in the Congressional Record (Docs X/A)
House Journal (Docs XJH)and Senate Journal (Docs
XJS) 1789 to the present; records matters considered by the House and
Senate, including bills introduced and votes and other actions taken.
Index to each session includes a subject index and a table of actions
taken for each bill. Prior to 1954 the House Journal and the Senate Journal
appear as part of the Serial Set. See the US Serial Set Index (Docs
Z 1223 Z9 C65 1975) for serial set numbers. |
Bill
Summary and Status Search--Thomas: Legislative Information
on the Internet (Library of Congress) From 93rd Congress
(1973/74) to the present. Search by bill number, keyword, sponsor,
status in legislative process, committee, or date of introduction. Active
Legislation (US Senate) Alphabetical listing of active legislation
by subject or popular title. Updated at least weekly when Congress is
in session. Govtrack.us (Joshua
Tauberer) Independent website containing information collected daily from
Thomas and other official government websites. Search current bills and
legistation back to 1999 by bill number, bill fulltext keywords, committee
assignment, section of US Code to be amended, and bill subject.
Bills contain links to Congressional Budget Office estimates on cost of
legislation and organizations who have made major contributions to bill
sponsors and cosponsors. Set up email or RSS alerts for specific bills,
committees or subjects. History of Bills (GPO
Access) From 1983 to the present; updated daily. Includes actions that
are recorded in the Congressional Record and gives page and date
where the action is reported.
House Journal and Senate
Journal (Library of Congress) From 1789 to 1875. |
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| Congressional Bills: Text |
Congressional Bills (Docs Y 1.4 microfiche) From 97th
Congress (1981/82) to
the 106th Congress (1999/2000); accompanying print guide to the microfiche
is Cumulative Finding Aid, House and Senate Bills. |
Bill Text--Thomas:
Legislative Information on the Internet (Library of Congress)
From the 101st Congress (1989/90) to the present.
Bills
and Resolutions (Library of Congress) Historical collection
of bills and resolutions covering House bills from the 6th Congress (1799-1800)
to the 42th Congress (1871-73); Senate bills from the 16th Congress (1819-1820)
to the 42th Congress (1871-73); and Senate Joint Resolutions from the
18th Congress (1824-25) to the
42th Congress (1871-73). Browse by date or search by keyword. |
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Congressional Floor Action and Debate: Congressional
Record (1873 to the present); Congressional Globe 1833-1873); Register of
Debates (1824-1837); and Annals of Congress (1789-1824)
(Definition: Includes transcripts of statements and debates, and recording
of roll call votes on the floor of the House and Senate) |
Text:
Congressional Record and earlier titles in the series
(Docs X/A) In 4 parts - House proceedings, Senate proceedings, Extension
of Remarks, and Daily Digest; Library has last five years in paper; 1789
to 1988 on microfilm; and 1989 to the present on microfiche.
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Text and Indexes:
Congressional
Record--Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet (Library of Congress) Includes "Congressional Record Text"
and "Congressional Record Index" from 101st Congress (1989/90)
to the present. Congressional Globe (Library of Congress) Covers 1833-1873. Register
of Debates (Library of Congress) Covers 1824-1837.
Annals of
Congress (Library of Congress) Covers 1789-1824.
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Congressional Record Index (Docs X/A) Issued every 2 weeks
with annual cumulations from 25th Congress (1838/39) to the present.
CIS Annual: Legislative Histories of US Public Laws (Docs
Abstr KF 49 C62) Includes references to Congressional debate on public
laws from the 91st Congress 2nd Session (1970) to the 106th Congress (2000). |
Indexes:
Congressional
Record Index and History
of Bills (GPO Access) In online form the Congressional
Record Index is split into two parts with the History of Bills
section listing legislative actions on bills reported in the Congressional
Record. Covers 1983 to the present. |
| Congressional Hearings and Prints
(Definition: committee hearings contain the transcripts of
testimony presented before a committee as well as other submitted
written testimony)
(Definition: committee prints are specialized research reports
commissioned by a Congressional committee to give members information
on proposed legislation.)
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Text:
Hearings from the 97th Congress 2nd Session (1982) to the present are
received in microfiche format and are found in the Docs Y4 classification.
Hearings from the 89th Congress (1965) to the 97th Congress 1st Session
(1981) are included in the CIS microfiche collection. Microfiche for 1965-69
are keyed to the US Congressional Committee Hearings Index and for 1970-81
to the CIS Annual.
Hearings prior to the 89th Congress are selectively available in print
in the Docs Y4 classification.
Indexes:
CIS Annual (Docs Abstr KF 49 C62) Covers the 91nd Congress
2nd Session (1970) to the 106th Congress (1999/2000). Includes subject
and personal name indexes to witnesses who testified at hearings.
US Congressional Committee Hearings Index (Docs Abstr
Z 1223 Z9 C57) Covers the 23rd Congress (1833) to the 91st Congress 1st
Session(1969). Includes subject and personal name indexes to people who
have testified at hearings. US Government
Publications Monthly Catalog (HSU Users Only) Available online
from 1976 to the present and in paper (Docs Abstr GP 3.8) from 1900 to
the present
HSU Library Catalog indexes hearings added to the HSU Documents Collection since 1998 |
Text and Indexes:
Congressional
Committee Materials Online via GPO Access (GPO
Access) Includes fulltext of selective hearings from the 105th Congress
(1997/98) to the present. Arranged by committee and Congress. Congressional Hearings (GPO Access) Indexes available hearings from the 105th Congress (1997/98)
to the present with links to online fulltext if available. Congressional
Committee Prints (GPO Access) Indexes available committee
prints from the 105th Congress (1997/98) to the present with links to
online fulltext if available. Congressional
Documents Online (Rutgers School of Law) Includes fulltext
of approximately 7,300 hearings dating from the 1970's to 1998.
US Government Publications Monthly Catalog (free version) Includes indexing for congressional hearings from 1976
to the present, with links to online fulltext if available. |
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Congressional Committee Reports
(Definition: reports from individual or joint committees describing the purpose and
scope of a public bill or resolution and reasons for recommending it to
the full Senate or House;
also includes conference reports which are agreements negotiated between the House and Senate via a conference committee when there are differences in legistation passed in each chamber.) |
Text:
Senate Reports (Docs Y 1.1/5 microfiche) Includes 96th
Congress (1979/80) to the present. House Reports (Docs Y 1.1/8 microfiche) Includes 96th
Congress (1979/80) to the present.
Earlier reports are part of the US Congress Serial Set (Docs Y4) |
Committee
Reports--Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet (Library of Congress) Includes fulltext from 104th Congress (1995/96)
to the present. Includes House, Senate, Conference and Joint Reports
Congressional
Reports (GPO Access) Indexes committee reports from the 104th
Congress (1995/96) to the present with links to the online fulltext if
available.
Conference Reports (GPO Access) Lists conference reports from the 109th Congress (2005/06) to the present with links to the online fulltext |
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Indexes:
Document Index (Docs Abstr GP 3.7) Covers 1914-1933
Numerical Lists and Schedule of Volumes of the Reports and Documents
of Congress (Docs Abstr GP 3.7/2) Covers 1933-1980
United States Congressional Serial Set Catalog: Numerical Lists
and Schedule of Volumes (Docs Abstr GP 3.34) Covers 98th Congress
(1983/84) to the 102nd Congress (1991/92) (Note: 97nd Congress (1981/82)
published as U.S. Congressional Serial Set Supplement (Docs
Abstr GP 3.8: 1981/82)
CIS Annual (Docs Abstr KF 49 C62) Covers 91st Congress
2nd Session (1970) to the 106th Congress (1999/2000)
US Serial Set Index (Docs Abstr Z 1223 Z9 C65) Covers
1789 to 1979. |
Indexes:
U.S.
Congressional Serial Set: Numerical Lists of Documents and Reports (GPO Access) Covers 1991-2002
Congressional
Serial Set Catalog (GPO Access) Searchable catalog of House
and Senate Reports, House and Senate Documents, Senate Executive Reports
and Documents, and Senate Treaty Documents. Covers July 1976 to the present
and is complete from the 95th Congress (1977-1978) to the present. Links
are provided to publications when they are available online.
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Legislative Histories
(Definition: lists bills, congressional debates, committee reports, committee
hearings associated with a specific legislative act; useful for determining
legislative intent; see Federal Legislative
History Research: A Practitioner's Guide to Compiling the Documents and
Sifting Legislative Intent) |
CIS Annual: Legislative Histories of US Public Laws (Docs
Abstr KF 49 C62) Covers 91st Congress 2nd Session (1970) to the 106th
Congress (1999/2000). United States Statutes at Large (Docs
AE 2.111 Legal Alcove) Brief legistative history accompanies
each law from 1975 to the present.
Sources of Compiled Legislative Histories: A Bibliography of Government
Documents, Periodical Articles and Books, 1st Congress-102nd Congress (Johnson) 1996 (Docs Abstr KF 42.2 1996)
Federal Legislative Histories: An Annotated Bibliography and Index
to Officially Published Sources (Reams) 1994 (Docs Abstr KF 42.2
1994) Includes references to legislative histories compiled by congressional
committees and federal agencies for legislation enacted between 1796 and
1990. |
Public
Law--Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet (Library
of Congress) Includes text of laws enacted from 101st Congress (1989/90)
to the present and summaries from 93rd Congress (1973/74) to the present.
Laws are available in law number sequence, e.g., P.L. 101-76 or in
bill number sequence by type of bill. For each law gives summary of
all congressional actions and, since the 104th Congress (1995/96),
provides links to online Congressional documents associated with each
law. |
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Voting Records
(Roll call votes in the House and Senate are sequentially numbered starting
with 1 in each session of Congress; see also Congressional
Floor Action and Debate above) |
Congressional Quarterly Almanac (Congressional Quarterly)
Annual (JK 1 C66) Library has from the 86th Congress (1959) to the
108th Congress (2004). Includes House and Senate roll call votes by
roll call number. Includes bill number index and subject index. Also
includes section on key votes |
U.S.
Congress Votes Database (Washington
Post) Records every vote taken in the House and
Senate from the 102nd Congress (1991) to the present. Browse by bill number.
The currrent session includes more display options. |
Search
Floor Votes (CQ Weekly) Records
every vote taken in the House and Senate from the 102nd Congress (1991)
to the present. Search by bill number or subject keyword. |
| Public Laws
(Definition: chronological arrangement of all laws as enacted; numbered
by Congress and then sequentially by date of enactment, e.g., Public Law
106-57. Laws are eventually compiled into US Statutes at Large volumes for each session of Congress)
(Many laws are given a popular name and are frequently referenced by their
popular name) |
Text:
United States Statutes at Large (Docs AE 2.111 Legal Alcove)
Covers 1789 to the present. Updated by Public Law Preprints or "slip laws" (Docs AE 2.1110 Legal Alcove) which are retained
until a bound volume of United States Statutes at Large is published.
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Public
Law--Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet (Library
of Congress) Includes text of laws enacted from 101st Congress (1989/90)
to the present and summaries from 93rd Congress (1973/74) to the present.
Laws are available in law number sequence, e.g., P.L. 101-76 or in
bill number sequence by type of bill.
Public and Private Laws (GPO Access) Includes laws from the 104th Congress (1995/96) to the
present. Search of law text is available.
United
States Statutes at Large (Library of Congress) Covers
the laws of the first 43 Congresses, 1789-1875.
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Indexes to Popular Names of Individual Acts:
Shepards Acts and Cases by Popular Name (two copies--ref
or Abstract Docs KF 90 S52) Compilation of popular names by which laws
and cases have been referred or cited.
"Acts Cited by Popular Name" in United States Code, Title 50 (Docs Y 1.2/5 Legal Alcove) Lists popular names of public laws. Will give
the legal citation to Statutes at Large and the United
State Code.
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Indexes to Popular Names of Individual
Acts:
Popular Names of Acts in the U.S. Code (Cornell Law School
Legal Information Institute) Lists common names for legislative acts
with links to the United States Code, if the act is
codified together.
"Table of Popular Names" in United
States Code (US House of Representatives, Office of Law
Revision Council) Search the "Table of Popular Names by entering
a search in the following format: "table adj popular adj names
and <popular name of law>", e.g., "table adj popular
adj names and taylor adj grazing adj act". Will give the legal
citation to Statutes at Large and the United
State Code. |
| Indexes to Parallel Statutes at Large/ United
States Code Citations:
"Table III, Statutes at Large" in United States Code,
Tables volume (Docs Y 1.2/5 Legal Alcove) Beginning with 1789
lists in chronological order the location
in the United States Code of each act as well as the status of the act. |
Indexes to Parallel Statutes at
Large/ United States Code Citations: Table
III, Statutes at Large in United States Code, Tables (US House of Representatives, Office of Law Revision
Council) Beginning with 1789 lists in chronological order the
location in the United States Code of each act as well as the
status of the act.
US
Code Classification Tables (US House of Representatives, Office
of Law Revision Council) Shows where recently enacted laws will appear
in the US Code and sections of the Code that have been amended by those
laws.
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United States Code
(Definition; codification of all laws currently in effect; subdivided into 50
subject-oriented titles. Note: private laws and appropriation acts are generally not codified) |
United States Code (Docs Y 1.2/5 Legal Alcove) New editions
published every six years with annual cumulative supplements. Includes
subject index. Each section includes references to the Public Law number
and the Statutes at Large volume. Table III in the "Tables"
volume shows where a Statutes at Large citation will be found in
the United States Code. |
United States
Code (GPO Access) Browse by title and section or search by
code citation, popular name, public law number, Statutes at Large citation, or subject keyword. United
States Code (US House of Representatives, Office of Law Revision
Council) Updated on an annual basis. Search by text keyword or specific
title/section.
United States Code (Cornell University, Legal Information Institute) Browse the code;
or search by exact code citation, individual Titles by keyword or the
entire code by keyword. For each code section includes text notes, links
to recent legislation that has amended the code section, and citations
to parallel CFR regulations.
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United States Code Service (USCS). Search by keyword, citation or public law number or browse by title/section. Updated several times
a month. In addition to the text of the code includes annotations covering
"History, Ancillary Laws and Directives"; references to the Code of Federal Regulations; "Research Guide";
and "Interpretation Notes and Decisions" that have referenced
judicial and administrative decisions interpreting the law. |
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Federal Case Law
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US Supreme Court
(Definition: briefs are documents filed by parties to appealed litigation
and other interested parties that argue why a lower court decision should
be reversed or upheld. For further information see The
Skinny on Briefs (LLRX)) |
Opinions:
US Reports (Docs Ju 6.8) Updated by Slip Opinions (Docs Ju 6.8/6) |
Opinions:
Opinions (Supreme Court of the United States) Includes current "Slip Opinions"
and "Bound Volumes" from 1991 (502 US Reports) to the present.
Also includes "Case
Citation Finder" from 1790 to the present.US Supreme Court Decisions (Findlaw) Includes decisions from 1893 (150 US Reports) to the
present. Browse by year; or search by legal citation, party name, or fulltext
keyword. Also lists other Supreme Court and Courts of Appeals cases which
have subsequently cited a case. Free Case
Law (LexisNexis) Includes the fulltext decision from 1790
to the present. Search by legal citation, text keyword, parties, judges,
or counsel. (Requires free registration)
Supreme
Court Collection (Cornell University. Legal Information Institute)
Includes decisions from 1990 to the present and selected historic decisions.
Search by keyword, subject, party names or Supreme Court justice.
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Opinions:
Supreme
Court Cases (US Supreme Court Lawyers Edition) Includes cases
from 1790 to the present. |
| Indexes:
US States Supreme Court Decisions: An Index to Excerpts, Reprints,
and Discussions (Guenther) 1983 (two copies--ref or Abstract Docs
KF 101.6 G83) Cases are listed chronologically, with indexes by case name
and subject. Coverage is selective and only includes cases decided in
1980 and earlier. Cases are included when there are references to secondary
sources containing excerpts, reprints and discussions.
United States Supreme Court Decisions 1778-1996: an Index to Excerpts,
Reprints, and Discussions, 1980-1995 (Janousek) 2001 (two copies--ref
or Abstract Docs KF101.6 G83 2001) Continues Guenther (cited above) and includes cases decided up through 1995. Cases are listed chronologically starting with 1778, with indexes
by case name and subject. Cases are only included when
there are references to secondary sources containing excerpts, reprints
and discussions.
Shepards Acts and Cases by Popular Names (two copies--ref
or Abstract Docs KF 90 S52) Compilation of popular names by which cases
have been referred to or cited. |
Indexes:
See indexes in the sources listed above. |
Indexes:
Shepards Citations by Keyword or Shepards
Citations by Citation Find parallel case citations and
locate subsequent cases, law review articles, and other authorities
which have cited a case, statute or law review article.
Shepards
Citations by Table of Authorities Check cited cases
upon which the citing case is based or that supports its opinion. It will
contain
active links to the full text and a Shepard's Signal indicator that
provides an
at-glance indication of the subsequent history or treatment of the
cited case.
For additional information see the Shepard's Help page
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Docket:
Docket (Supreme
Court of the United States) Contains information about the status of cases
for both the current Term and the prior Term, both pending and decided.
Searchable by docket number, e.g., 99-123, or keyword. |
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Briefs:
Supreme Court
Briefs (Findlaw) Includes briefs from 1999 to the present. |
Briefs:
US
Supreme Court Briefs Includes briefs from 1974 to the
present. |
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Oral Arguments:
Argument
Transcripts (Supreme Court of the United States) Contains
transcripts of oral arguments made before the court from October 2000
to the present. |
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| US Court of Appeals |
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Opinions:
US Circuit Courts (Findlaw) Includes decisions for all 13 circuit courts from 1996 to the
present. Search each circuit by date, party or keyword.
Federal Law Materials
- Judicial Opinions (Cornell University Legal Information
Institute) Includes decisions from 1995 (or earlier in some instances)
to the present. Search decisions collectively or individually by circuit.
Free Case Law (LexisNexis) Includes decisions from 1996 to the present. Search by legal
citation, text keyword, parties, judges, or counsel. (Requires free registration)
Public Access to Court
Electronic Records - PACER (Administrative Office of US Courts)
Contains case and docket information from Federal Appellate, District
and Bankruptcy courts, and from the U.S. Party/Case Index. Written opinions
are free of charge. There may be charges for other materials.
Briefs:
Free and
Fee Based Appellate Court Briefs Online (LLRX) Guide to finding
appellate court briefs online. |
Opinions:
US
Court of Appeals Cases Includes decisions from 1982 to
the present. |
| US District Courts |
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Opinions:
Federal Law Materials
- Judicial Opinions (Cornell University Legal Information
Institute) Coverage varies by district
Public Access to Court
Electronic Records - PACER (Administrative Office of US Courts)
Contains case and docket information from Federal Appellate, District
and Bankruptcy courts, and from the U.S. Party/Case Index. Written opinions
are free of charge. There may be charges for other materials. |
Opinions:
US
District Court Cases Date of coverage varies by court. |
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Federal Administrative Law
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Federal Register
(Definition: official daily publication for regulations, proposed regulations,
and notices of federal agencies, as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential
documents) |
Federal Register (Docs AE 2.106 Legal Alcove & microfilm)
Library has Vol. 1, 1936 to the present. Includes annual index. |
Federal Register (National
Archives and Records Administration) Covers Vol. 60, 1995 to the present
Regulations.gov Find, review, and submit comments on federal regulations published in
the Federal Register that are open for public comment. Search by
agency or by keyword. |
Federal
Register Covers 1980 to the present |
Code of Federal Regulations
(Definition: codification of all regulations currently in effect; subdivided
into 50 titles that are arranged by agency; each title is updated on a regular
annual cycle.) |
Text:
Code of Federal Regulations (Docs AE 2.106/3 Legal Alcove)
Each title is updated on an annual cycle; includes Index and Finding
Aids volume. |
Text:
e-CFR (National Archives and Records Administration) Updated daily. Browse
by agency or part; or search by keyword.
Code of Federal
Regulations (GPO Access) Includes annual editions of the the
CFR back to 1996. Search by citation or keyword; or browse by title. |
Text:
Code
of Federal Regulations. New and Revised Rules and Regulations
are integrated into the CFR within two weeks after being published
in the Federal Register. Search by keyword or CFR citation or browse by title/part. |
| LSA: List of CFR Sections Affected (Docs AE 2.106/2 Legal
Alcove) Lists regulatory changes, additions or deletions issued in the Federal Register after the annual publication date of a
CFR title; appears monthly with 4 separate annual cumulations that each
cover one quarter of the CFR titles. |
LSA:
List of CFR Sections Affected (GPO Access) Includes links
to monthly and annual LSA cumulations back to 1997 and to the daily Current List of CFR Parts Affected that updates the last monthly
LSA. |
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| Indexes
to Parallel US Code/CFR Citations:
Parallel Table of Authorities and Rules (included as part
of CFR Index and Finding Aids (Docs AE 2.106/3-2 Legal Alcove)
Lists by United States Code, Statutes at Large, Public Law or Executive Order citation the
parallel regulatory reference in the CFR.
Each CFR section includes a reference to the United State Code statutory authority. |
Indexes to Parallel US Code/CFR Citations:
Parallel
Table of Authorities and Rules (GPO Access) Lists by United
States Code, Statutes at Large, Public Law or Executive Order citation the parallel regulatory
reference in the CFR.
United States Code (Cornell University, Legal Information Institute). For each code
section includes citations to parallel CFR regulations. |
Indexes to Parallel US Code/CFR Citations:
Many code sections in the United
States Code Service have an annotated section on "History,
Ancillary Law and Directives" that includes citations to parallel CFR regulations. |
| Other Administrative Decisions |
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Administrative
Decisions & Other Actions - By Subject (University of Virginia
School of Law) Links to other administrative actions which are outside
the scope of the CFR or the FR |
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California Constitution
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| California Constitution |
West's Annotated California Codes (Cal
Doc KFC 30.5 W4 Legal Alcove) First section includes the "Constitution
of the State of California." In addition to the text of the Constitution,
annotations include "Historical Notes," "Cross References," "Law Review
and Journal Commentaries," and "Notes of Decisions."
The Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution
of the State of California (California Legislature) Biennial (Ref
KFC 680 1879 A33; earlier editions in Cal Docs C 825a) Contains the text
of the US and state constitutions, Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Declaration
of Independence, and Articles of Confederation. |
State
Constitution (Legislative Council of California) Includes a
keyword search option and a table of contents display.. |
California
Constitution (Deering's) In addition to the text of the Constitution
annotations include notes on "Historical derivations," "Cross references"
to other Constitution and code sections, "Collateral references" to
secondary sources, "Law review articles", American Law Review "Annotations",
and "Notes of Decisions" that have interpreted the Constitution. |
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California Statutory Law
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| Legislative Bills: Subject, Sponsor, Status,
& Text |
Legislative Index amd Table of Statutes Affected (Cal Doc L 450 L4i)
Produced for each legislative session. Library has 1973/74 to the present.
Contains two
parts: a "subject index" to introduced bills and resolutions;
and a "table of sections affected" that shows each section of
the Constitution, codes, and uncodified laws affected by introduced bills.
Final Calendar of Legislative Business (Cal Doc L500 F5) 1956-1972; Assembly Final History (Cal
Doc L500 A1 H5a) 1973 to the present; and Senate Final History (Cal Doc L500 A1 H5s) 1973 to the present. These publications give status
and history of all introduced bills. Arrangement is by bill number. |
Bill Information (Legislative
Counsel of California) Contains text, status, history, analyses and votes
of all introduced bills from the 1993/94 legislative session
to the present. Includes an historical sequence of text revisions
made during the legislative process. Indexes include bill number, author,
and keyword. Updated daily.
Legislative Index (Legislative Counsel of California) Current legislative session only.
Issued periodically with each issue being cumulative for the legislative
session. Contains two parts: a "subject index" to introduced
bills and resolutions; and a "table of sections affected" that
shows each section of the Constitution, codes, and uncodified laws affected
by introduced bills. For indexes covering 1897 to 2001 see Histories
and Indexes (California State Assembly).
Histories and Indexes (California State Assembly) Contains electronic versions of the Assembly
Final History and Senate Final History that give
status and history of all Senate and Assembly bills from 1881 to 2001. |
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Text:
Legislative Hearings (Cal Doc L500) The HSU Library has selective
hearings.
Indexes to Hearings:HSU
Library Catalog Indexes hearings from 1999 to the present. California
State Library Indexes most state hearings.
California
Hearings and Reports Index (University
of California Hastings College of Law) Indexes hearings from 1984 to the
present. |
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Legislative Histories
(Definition: lists bills, committee reports, and committee
hearings associated with a specific legislative act; useful for determining
legislative intent; see State Legislative History Research Guides on the Web: California (Indiana
University School of Law Library) |
Public Laws
(January 1 following the year of enactment is the most common effective date for legislation
enacted in 1973 or later) |
Statutes of California (Cal Doc L 325) Chronological
arrangement of all California laws passed since 1850. Updated by Temporary
Chapters (Cal Doc L 325) Each law is assigned a year and chapter
number, e.g., 1990 chapter 1701. Each annual edition includes a brief
summary of each law enacted, a subject index, and a multiyear index
to codes affected by enacted legislation. |
Statutes (Legislative
Counsel of California) Searchable by chapter number, year, and keyword.
Includes statutes from 1993 to the present.
Statutes and Amendments
to the Codes (California State Assembly) Includes statutes
from 1850 to 1995. PDF version of the annual print edition. |
California
Advance Legislative Service Includes statutes from 1987
to the present. |
| California Codes
(Definition: codification of all California laws currently in effect)
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West's Annotated California Codes (Cal Doc KFC 30.5 W4
Legal Alcove) (Updated by annual pocket supplements and a quarterly cumulative
bulletin) Contains the text of all 29 codes. Annotations associated with
code sections may include historical and statutory notes on legislative
history, citations to law review articles, court decisions that have interpreted
the section, cross references to related sections, and citations to legal
treatises and commentaries. West's Annotated Codes Research Guide updates annotations with newer citations to legal treatises and commentaries.
Indexes: West's Annotated California Codes (Cal Doc KFC 30.5 W4
Legal Alcove) Includes annually updated subject index.
Larmac Consolidated Index to the Constitution and Laws of California (ref KFC 40 L3) annual index. |
California Law (Legislative
Counsel of California) Contains all 29 codes which may be browsed by table
of contents or searched by keyword. |
Deering's
California Codes Annotated In addition to the text of
the code annotations include "Collateral References" to secondary
sources, "Law Review Articles," American Law Review "Annotations,"
and "Notes of Decisions" that have interpreted the law. |
| Ballot Propositions & Initiatives |
California Official Voter Information Guide (earlier names California Voter Guide, California
Ballot Pamphlet, Proposed Amendments to Constitution: Propositions
and Proposed Laws)(California Secretary of State) (Cal Doc C 875)
Library has 1948 to the present.
California Ballot Propositions 1944-Present (Friedrich) (Docs Abstract KFC 708 Z9 F75 1996) Chronological listing covering 1944-1996
California Initiatives and Referendums, 1912-1990: a Survey and Guide to Research (Allswang) 1991 (ref or Docs Abstract JK 8701 A43 1991) For each proposition lists type, outcome, summary, arguments for, arguments against, and endorsers. |
Ballot Pamphlets On-Line (California Secretary of State)
Includes Voter Information Guides from 1996 to the present. California Ballot Measures (California Voter Foundation) Directory of ballot measures from 1994
to the present that includes links to online voter education materials and to campaign finance resources for each measure. California
Ballot Propositions Database (University of California Hastings
College of Law) Searchable database of all ballot propositions from 1911
to the present. Contains fulltext of propositions and arguments contained
in the official voters pamphlet. California
Ballot Initiatives Database (University of California Hastings
College of Law) Searchable database of all ballot initiatives from 1911
to the present. Contains fulltext of initiatives and arguments contained
in the official voters pamphlet. California
Ballot Propositions (Los Angeles County Law Library) Includes
information for California Ballot Propositions from 1980 to present.
History of California Initiatives (California Secretary of State) Includes a chronological and subject listing of all initiatives from 1911 to 2002 |
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California Case Law
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| California Supreme Court and Courts of
Appeal |
Opinions:
California Reporter (KFC 47 C3) Includes decisions for
the years 1931-1959 West's California Reporter (KFC 47 C31) Covers 1960 to
the present. Contains the fulltext of court decisions issued by the California
Supreme Court, District Courts of Appeal, and Appellate Departments of
Superior Courts. Decisions are published chronologically by court terms.
Indexes: West's California Digest (KFC 47 C28) Covers 1850-1950 West's California Digest 2nd (KFC 47 C282) Covers 1951
to the present. Serves as an index to decisions of the California Supreme
Court, District Courts of Appeal, and the Appellate Departments of Superior
Courts. Includes a descriptive word index and table of cases.
California Blue and White Book (KFC 47 C32) Provides parallel
citations between the California Reporter series and the State Reports series. |
California
Case Law (Findlaw) Includes Supreme Court and Appellate Court
opinions from 1934 to the present. Searchable by citation, party name,
fulltext, docket number, judge and attorney. One can also find cases that
cite another case. (Requires free registration.) Opinions (Judicial Counsel of California) Contains official opinions from the California
Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal from 1850 to the present and unofficial
slip opinions in chronological order from 2000 to the present. For official
opinions search by keyword or citation.
Judicial Opinions
and Case Law (Findlaw California) Contains California Supreme
Court and California Courts of Appeal slip opinions in chronological order
from October 1996 to the present. Free Case Law (LexisNexis) Includes the fulltext of Supreme Court and Appellate Court
decisions from 1996 to the present. Search by legal citation, text keyword,
parties, judges, or counsel. (Requires free registration)
California
Supreme Court Records and Briefs Index (
University of California Hastings College of Law) Search California Supreme
Court cases and briefs for the period 1906 thru 1978. Search by case name
keyword, citation or docket number.
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California
Supreme Court Cases
Includes opinions from 1850 to the present.
California
Courts of Appeal Cases Includes opinions from 1905 to
the present.
Indexes:
Shepards Citations by Keyword or Shepards
Citations by Citation Find parallel case citations and
locate subsequent cases, law review articles, and other authorities
which have cited a case, statute or law review article.
Shepards
Citations by Table of Authorities Check cited cases
upon which the citing case is based or that supports its opinion. It will
contain active links to the full text and a Shepard's Signal indicator
that provides an at-glance indication of the subsequent history or
treatment of the cited case.
For additional information see the Shepard's Help page
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California Administrative Law
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California Code of Regulations
(Definition: compilation of administrative regulations adopted by California
state agencies; subdivided into 28 titles) |
California Code of Regulations (Cal Doc L360 Legal Alcove)
Loose-leaf set; includes subject index.
California Regulatory Notice Register (Cal Doc L375 )
Weekly publication containing notices of proposed regulatory actions by
state agencies. |
California Code of Regulations (California Office of Administrative Law) Updated weekly; can be searched
by keyword, exact citation, or browsed by Table of Contents.
California Regulatory
Notice Register (California Office of Administrative Law)
Includes fulltext from 2001 to the present |
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| California Regulatory Notice Register
(Weekly publication containing notices of proposed regulatory actions
by state agencies)
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California Regulatory Notice Register (Cal Doc L375 )
Library has 1975-2001 |
California Regulatory
Notice Register (California Office of Administrative Law)
Includes fulltext from 2000 to the present |
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| Municipal and County Codes and Ordinances |
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California
Local Codes and Charters (UC Berkely Institute of Governmental
Studies Library) Lists codes and charters issued in loose-leaf format
that are available at the IGS Library, with links online editions, if
available.
Municipal
and County Codes and Ordinances: California (Findlaw) Contains
links to counties and cities with online fulltext collections of codes
and ordinances. |
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