Legal Research: California: Starting Points
Help with common legal research questions.
Web Sites
- Guide to Law Online: CaliforniaFrom the Library of Congress, a comprehensive list of links to official sites, both judicial and legislative.
- JustiaAnother general guide to law-related web sites. Be sure to check "Cases in the News," which offers pleadings and other documents filed in current high-profile cases.
- Legal Information InstituteFrom Cornell Law School, includes links to court opinions, codes, constitutions, international law, directories, and law of special subjects
- Locating the Law, 5th ed.A free ebook guide to basic legal research, in PDF format. Written by the So Cal Association of Law Libraries. (Scroll down the page to find it.)
Library Databases
- California Cases via WestlawNext This link opens in a new windowRulings of the California Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, plus federal cases from the California jurisdiction.
- California Statutes via WestlawNext This link opens in a new windowCalifornia statutes (code sections), court rules, and the California constitution
- California Legal Materials via WestlawNext This link opens in a new windowSearch California cases, statutes, regulations, and secondary sources.
Area Law Libraries
Because CSUSB does not offer a law degree, the library's legal materials are limited. You may find more selection at one of these nearby public law libraries:
- Your Public Law LibraryBy the Council of County Law Librarians, designed to guide Californians to freely available legal resources.
Subject Guide
Stacy Magedanz
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Contact:
5500 University Pkwy.
Pfau Library 053B
San Bernardino, CA 92407
Pfau Library 053B
San Bernardino, CA 92407
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