Useful Internet Sites for Administrative Law (MPA 652A)

The law sites listed below provide a variety of access points for primary legal materials, such as cases and codes. Try more than one to find the features and usability you need. Other law libraries have similar listings of Internet sites as well as guides and tutorials for researching the law. Secondary sources such as books, articles, legal reference materials, and the Internet provide valuable background and interpretation of the law.

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Federal Law
California Law
Local Government

United States Federal Law

U.S. Supreme Court and Other Federal Cases:

GPO Access. Supreme Court Decisions (http://fedbbs.access.gpo.gov/court01.htm)
L.A. County Law Library. Federal Web Sites-Judicial (http://lalaw.lib.ca.us/federal.html#usjud)
FindLaw Cases and Codes (http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/)
U.S. Supreme Court Opinions (http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/opinions.html)
On the Docket (http://journalism.medill.northwestern.edu/docket/)

United States Code:

GPO Access. United States Code (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/index.html)
US Code Search (http://uscode.house.gov/usc.htm)
FindLaw US Code (http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/)
Legal Information Institute. United States Code (http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/)

Legislation (Pending & Past):

LA County Law Library. Federal Web Sites-Legislative (http://lalaw.lib.ca.us/federal.html#uslegis)
GPO Access. Public and Private Laws (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/plaws/index.html)
Thomas -- U.S. Congress on the Internet (http://thomas.loc.gov/)
GPO Access. Congressional Bills (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/bills/index.html)
Library of Congress. Historic Bills and Resolutions (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwhbsb.html)
GPO Access. Legislative Branch Resources Congressional Record, Hearings, Bills, etc. (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/legislative.html)

Code of Federal Regulations:

GPO Access. Code of Federal Regulations (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html)
FindLaw. Code of Federal Regulations (http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/cfr.html)
Mansfield University Library. Federal Regulations (http://www.mnsfld.edu/depts/lib/fedregs.html)

Federal Register:

GPO Access. Federal Register, (1994-present) (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html)

California Law

California Supreme Court and Other Cases:

LA County Law Library. California-Judicial (http://lalaw.lib.ca.us/california.html#caljud)
California Courts. Opinions of the California Supreme Court (http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/)
Cal Law (http://www.law.com/regionals/ca/cdos/)
FindLaw California: Case Law (http://california.lp.findlaw.com/ca02_caselaw/index.html)
Subscription services are currently best for obtaining and searching California cases - for example, LexisNexis and Westlaw. LexisNexis Academic (http://library.csun.edu/restricted/lexis.scr) is available for CSUN students, faculty, and staff. See Accessing Library Resources from Off-Campus for more information.

California Codes and Legislation:

California Code (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html) Here, you can locate Government Code section 1090; Civil Code section 47; and any other section found in the vast, California Codes (the compilation of statutes enacted by the Legislature or the People via the initiative process) as currently in effect.
Link to Official California Legislative Information (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/) for information on Senate and Assembly bills.
California Statutes (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/statute.html)

Administrative Law:

California Code of Regulations (http://ccr.oal.ca.gov/)
California Regulatory Notice Register (http://www.oal.ca.gov/reg_notice.htm)
Office of Administrative Law (http://www.oal.ca.gov/)

Local Government

Los Angeles County (http://lacounty.info/)
City of Los Angeles (http://www.ci.la.ca.us/)
Municipal Codes -- California (http://www.bpcnet.com/codes.htm#CA)

Other Law Libraries

Los Angeles County Law Library (http://lalaw.lib.ca.us/): A great starting place with many, many outstanding links - click on "Legal Research Links."
Georgetown University Law Library. Administrative Law Research Resources (http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/guides/admin.cfm)
KU School of Law Library. Administrative Law Legal Research Subject Guide (http://www.law.ku.edu/library/research/guides/admin_res.shtml)
Legal Information Institute. Law About...Administrative Agencies (http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/administrative.html)

Sources originally compiled by Donald Greenberg