California Resources

California State Government 

California Government Home Page
(clear links to courts, agencies, legislation, local government, voting and elections, and more.) 
California Electronic Government Resources

• Administrative/Executive Agencies 

Attorney General's Web Page
(Including links to legal opinions, major case filings, programs and services menu, and more.) 
California Code of Regulations
Corporate and UCC Filings
Department of Corporations
Franchise Tax Board
Secretary of State
 
• Governor

Governor's Web Page
(Includes budget proposals, initiatives, speeches, contact information and more)

• California Courts  

California Courts Home Page
California Case Law, 1934-present
Supreme & Appellate Court Slip Opinions
(From last 60 days, in as filed form (Word/Adobe)
Archived Supreme & Appellate Court Slip Opinions
(Since October 1996 (Word/Adobe)) 
Supreme & Appellate Court Calendars
Municipal & Superior Courts
 
• Court Rules/Forms

California Rules of Court
Judicial Council Forms
Local Rules
(Links to sites containing court rules for Superior and Municipal Courts around the state.) 
 
• Courts Miscellany 

Online Reference Shelf
Supreme Court Web Page
(Includes internal practices and procedures booklet, forthcoming filings, weekly summaries of accepted cases, oral argument calendar, and more). 

• Codes, Statutes, Constitution, Bills, Propositions, Regulations

Official California Legislative Information Home Page
California Code
California Statutes & Amendments to the Code
(1993 to present) 
California Constitution
Bills, Resolutions, Constitutional Amendments
(1993-94 session to present;  link to daily update.) 
California Ballot Propositions
(1944 to the present)
 
• Legislature

Assembly Homepage
Senate Comprehensive Contact Information
 
• Legislative Miscellany

A Guide for Accessing California Legislative Information on the Internet
(Prepared by the Legislative Counsel of California.) 
Calif. Law Revision Commission Recommendations
Legislative Analyst's Office
Legislative Counsel's Office

Municipal Codes
(Links to municipal codes of California cities. ) 
City and County Codes
City Codes
(Commercial links to essentially the same information.) 
County Government
(Links to all California counties that have a web page.) 

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Law Libraries 

• Academic (ABA) 

California Western School of Law Library
Chapman University School of Law Library
Golden Gate University School of Law Library
Hastings College of the Law Library
Loyola Law School, Rains Law Library
Pepperdine University School of Law Library 
Santa Clara University, Heafey Law Library
Stanford University, Robert Crown Law Library
Thomas Jefferson School of Law Library
UC-Berkeley, Boalt Hall Law library
UC-Davis Law Library
UCLA, Darling Law Library
University of San Diego, Pardee Legal Research Center
University of San Francisco Law Library
University of Southern California Law Library
 
 
• State & County 

California State Law Library 
Contra Costa County Law Library
Los Angeles County Law Library
Mendocino County Law Library
Orange County Law Library
San Diego County Public Law Library
San Mateo County Law Library
Santa Barbara County Law Library 
Sonoma County Law Library

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Law Schools

Law Schools
(List of accredited California law schools.) 

• Legal Newspapers 

San Diego Daily Transcript
Law.com California

Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator
Northern California Association of Law Libraries (NOCALL)
Southern California Association of Law Libraries (SCALL) 
State Bar 
West's Legal Directory

Blue Book, 2000-2001 edition 
Legal Ethics.com
Witkin Legal Institute
(Includes highlights of recent developments in California law.)

links checked 7/10/2006
revised by Robert Richards 12/2004