City

Link to a directory of Bay Area City Web sites.

Municipal Codes & Ordinances

• Municipal Codes Web Library Provided by LexisNexis.
• Municipal Codes Online From the Seattle Public Library.
• Redwood City Municipal Code & Zoning Ordinances

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County

Link to San Mateo County Web site.

Codes & Regulations

• San Mateo County Code
• San Mateo County Planning & Building Division Documents and maps. Includes a link to San Mateo County Building Regulations.

Courts, Rules, & Forms

• Local Rules of Court
• San Mateo County Small Claims Court
• San Mateo County Superior Court

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State

Link to the California State Web site.

Case Law

• California Courts: Opinions Searchable opinions 1850-present.
• California Case Law 1934-present. Provided by FindLaw.

Codes & Regulations

• California Code of Regulations & Regulatory Notice Register
• Official California Legislative Information California Code, Constitution, and Assembly and Senate bill information.

Courts, Rules, & Forms

• California Courts Home page of the judicial branch of California.
• California Courts: Annual Reports & Strategic Plans
• California Judicial Council Forms Interactive and pdf files.
• California Rules of Court
• California State Court Forms From FindLaw.
• Court Rules, Forms, & Dockets From LLRX.com.
• Guide to California Jury Service
• Links to California Superior Courts

State Government & Agencies

• Assessor's Handbook From the State Board of Equalization.
• California Department of Consumer Affairs
• California Department of Corporations Includes Commissioner news releases and opinions.
• California Department of Industrial Relations Includes wage orders.
• California Franchise Tax Board Internal Procedure Manuals
• California Law Revision Commission
• California Public Employment Relations Board Includes laws, rules, and decisions.
• California Public Utilities Commission
• California State Controller's Office
• California State Legislature Link directly to State Assembly & State Senate.
• CalTrans With links to Local Program Procedures.
• Counting California Information, facts, and data about California.
• Criminal Justice Statistics Center From the California Attorney General's Office.
• Office of the Attorney General
• Ralph M. Brown Act: Open Meetings for Local Legislative Bodies From the California Attorney General's Office (pdf file).

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Federal

Case Law

• Ninth Circuit Court Opinions From USCourts.gov.
• Ninth Circuit Court Opinions From FindLaw.
• Supreme Court Opinions Searchable database of the Supreme Court decisions since 1893 from FindLaw.
• Supreme Court Opinions Through Cornell's Legal Information Institute.

Congressional Information & Documents

• A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents & Debates: 1774-1875 From the Library of Congress.
• Congress & the Federal Legislative Process From the Law Library of Congress. Provides overviews of how laws are made, and links to bills, hearings, committee reports, and House and Senate calendars.
• Congressional Publications From GPO Access. Provides access to bills, committee prints, hearings, and other congressional documents.
• Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet Offers the following databases: House Floor this Week; House Floor Now; Quick Search of Text of Bills; Bill Summary and Status; Public Laws by Law Number; and Congressional Record Index, which provides access to the Congressional Record. Also links to committee information and historical documents.

Courts, Rules, & Forms

• Courts, Rules, Forms, & Dockets From LLRX.com.
• Federal Rules of Civil Procedure From Cornell's Legal Information Institute.
• Federal Rules of Evidence From Cornell's Legal Information Institute.
• Federal Court Forms From FindLaw. Scroll down to Federal Forms.
• Federal Courts Finder From Emory University.
• Federal Judicial Center Contains a history of the federal judiciary, a biographical database of federal court judges, and recent Center publications.
• Ninth Circuit Courts
• Supreme Court of the United States Official site. Includes court rules.
• US Bankruptcy Courts From USCourts.gov.
• US Courts of Appeal From USCourts.gov.
• US District Courts From USCourts.gov.
• US Federal Courts Maintained by the Administrative Office of the US Courts on behalf of the US Courts. Provides information from and about the judicial branch of the US Government.

Federal Government Agencies & Documents

• Catalog of US Government Publications Provides an index to print and electronic publications created by federal agencies.
• Federal Agencies Directory Provided by Louisiana State University Libraries.
• FedStats Gateway to statistics from more than 100 US federal agencies.
• FirstGov Official US Government Web site.
• General Accounting Office
• Library of Congress
• National Archives and Records Administration
• SAILOR Gateway to databases published by the US Government Printing Office.
• Social Security Online Official Web site of the US Social Security Administration.
• US Census Bureau
• White House Official Web site.

Presidential Documents

• Code of Federal Regulations Codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the federal government.
• Federal Register Official online edition. Contains Presidential documents, proposed and final federal regulations, and other documents.
• Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States Published by the Office of the Federal Register. The official publication of United States Presidents' public writings, addresses, and remarks.
• Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Published by the Office of the Federal Register every Monday. Contains statements, messages, and other Presidential materials released by the White House during the preceding week.

United States Constitution

• Constitution Project Bipartisan organization that seeks consensus on legal and Constitutional issues. Includes information on judicial independence, Constitutional amendments, death penalty.
• Founders' Constitution Provides the text of the US Constitution, historical commentary on each Article, the text of other founding documents, and an analysis of the Preamble to the Constitution.
• United States Constitution From FindLaw. View or search the Constitution.

United States Statutes & Code

• United States Code From the US House of Representatives, Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Includes a searchable database.
• United States Code Searchable database from FindLaw.
• United States Law From the Law Library of Congress. Provides access to the US Code, Statutes at Large, and Public and Private Laws.

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International

General

• Constitution Finder Links to charters and constitutions available on the Web.
• Electronic Information System for International Law (EISIL) Database of credible, authoritative, online international law resources.
• Foreign Governments & International Organizations Guide to online resources provided by UC-Berkeley Libraries.
• Guide to Electronic Resources in International Law Provided by the American Society of International Law.
• Guide to Foreign & International Legal Databases Provided by the New York University Law School.
• US State Department

Canadian Law

• Canada's Access to Justice Network Brings together people, information, and educational resources on justice and legal issues of interest to Canadians.
• Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII ) Provides free access to Canadian primary legal materials. Developed for the Federation of Law Societies of Canada.
• Federal Court of Canada

European Union

• CVRIA The Court of Justice of the European Communities.
• ELVIL Academic portal to European law and politics.
• Europages The European business directory.
• European & Comparative Private Law Page Links to online resources in international law.
• European Parliament
• European Union Treaties

Mexican Law

• Laws of Mexico From the Law Library of Congress.

United Nations & The International Court of Justice

• International Court of Justice At The Hague.
• Oceans & the Law of the Sea From the United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea.
• United Nations
• United Nations Databases Statistics, treaties, catalogs, and directories.
• United Nations Treaty Collection

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