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Administrative Law

MPA 652A Administrative Law: Useful Internet Sites

LexisNexis remains CSUN's comprehensive electronic resource to primary federal law resources, including federal court decisions, the Code of Federal Regulations, and the United States Code. Check the library catalog for exact locations of these and other law resources. Use Oviatt Library's online guide U.S. Legal Research for detailed information about researching United States federal law.

LexisNexis remains CSUN's comprehensive electronic resource to primary California law resources, including the California Code and court decisions. In addition, the Oviatt Library maintains current editions of the California Code, Advance Legislative Service, Statutes and Amendments to the Code, and the California Code of Regulations in print. Check the library catalog for exact locations of these
and other law resources. Use Oviatt Library's online guide California Legal Research for detailed information about researching California law.

The librarian speaking to you today is Marcia Henry, Database Coordinator.

Useful Internet Sites

Doris Helfer is CSUN's Law Librarian. Oviatt Library offers webpages on California and Federal Law links. The URL is:

http://library.csun.edu/law/lawsources.html

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.

Federal Law

California Law

Local Government

UNITED STATES (FEDERAL)

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

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 on campus and from home.

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/topics/administrative.cfm)
KU School of Law Library. Administrative Law Legal Research Subject Guide (http://www.law.ku.edu/library/admin_res.html)
Legal Information Institute. Law About...Administrative Agencies (http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/administrative.html)

Donald Greenberg, September 2001; Revised February 4, 2004, Kathy Dabbour, Update August 29, 2005 given by Marcia Henry, Database Coordinator. Last update 25 April 2006