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April 28, 2008 Oakland, California Patti Monk, Public Services Librarian

Find It Free & Fast on the Internet: California Government Internet Resources: Federal, State & Local. April 28, 2008 Oakland, California Patti Monk, Public Services Librarian Alameda County Law Library. Federal - Government Internet Resources. Statutes, Bills, and Legislative Histories

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April 28, 2008 Oakland, California Patti Monk, Public Services Librarian

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  1. Find It Free & Fast on the Internet:California Government Internet Resources:Federal, State & Local April 28, 2008 Oakland, California Patti Monk, Public Services Librarian Alameda County Law Library

  2. Federal - Government Internet Resources • Statutes, Bills, and Legislative Histories • Agencies and Regulations • Court Opinions, Forms, Rules, and Dockets

  3. Federal – U.S. Code Official • U.S. Code, U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Law Revision Counselhttp://uscode.house.gov/search/criteria.shtml • U.S. Code, GPO, Accesshttp://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/index.html • Prior codes from 1988 Edition and Supplement II; laws through 1/2/1991http://uscode.house.gov/search/usc91.shtml

  4. U.S. Code - Official

  5. http://uscode.house.gov/classification/tables.shtml

  6. Federal – Statutes at Large, Public Laws • Statutes at Large, GPO (Government Printing Office) 109th Congress, 1st Session (2005), Volume 119 Only) http://www.gpoaccess.gov/statutes/index.html • Public Laws, Library of Congress, Thomashttp://thomas.loc.gov/bss/d110/d110laws.html110th Congress(2007-08)-93rd Congress(1973-74) • Go to http://listserv.access.gpo.gov/ to sign up to receive listing of new public and private laws free via e-mail

  7. Public Laws, Library of Congress, Thomashttp://thomas.loc.gov/bss/d110/d110laws.html

  8. Federal – Legislative History • Bills, Resolutions http://thomas.loc.gov/home/bills_res.html93rd Congress (1973) through the current Congress • Congressional Hearingshttp://www.gpoaccess.gov/chearings/index.html104th Congress (1995-96) through 110th Congress (2007-08) • Committee Reportshttp://thomas.loc.gov/cp109/cp109query.html104th Congress (1995-96) through 110th Congress (2007-08) • Congressional Committee Printshttp://www.gpoaccess.gov/chearings/index.html104th Congress (1995-96) through 110th Congress (2007-08)

  9. Congressional Hearingshttp://www.gpoaccess.gov/chearings/index.html

  10. Results of GPO Search for Hearings

  11. 110th Congress House Hearings] RECENT EVENTS IN THE CREDIT AND MORTGAGE

  12. Federal Legislative History – Congressional Record • Congressional Record, Library of Congress, Thomashttp://thomas.loc.gov/home/r110query.html • 110th Congress (2007-2008) through 101st Congress (1989-1990) • Search by keyword or name of member of Congress

  13. Congressional Recordhttp://thomas.loc.gov/home/r110query.html

  14. Federal - Regulations • CFR -1996 through current year http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html • Federal Register - 1994 (Volume 59) through 2008 (Volume 73) http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html • List of CFR Sections Affected -1986 through 2007 http://www.gpoaccess.gov/lsa/index.html • Go to http://listserv.access.gpo.gov/ to sign up to receive the Federal Register Table of Contents free via e-mail through the listserv FEDREGTOC-L

  15. CFR http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html

  16. Results of Search Database: Code of Federal Regulations (current data)

  17. Federal Agencies – Direct or List • IRS http://www.irs.gov/ • SEC http://www.sec.gov/ • A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies (also state, local, & tribal governments) http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/All_Agencies/index.shtml • White House Federal Agencies and Commissions http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/independent-agencies.html

  18. A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies (also state, local, & tribal governments) http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/All_Agencies/index.shtml

  19. http://search.irs.gov/web/advanced-search.htm

  20. Search for “regulations”

  21. U.S. Supreme Court • http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/boundvolumes.html • Volume 502 to the most current volume • No charge unlike Pacer

  22. Federal – Court Opinions - Pacer • U.S. District Courts – Pacer –free opinionshttp://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/announce.htmlafter District Court using CM/ECF version 2.4 • Free Pacer Pilot Project at libraries:California federal depository libraries participating are:San Bernardino County Law Library, CA Sacramento County Public Law Library, CA

  23. http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/announce.html

  24. Federal – USCA 9th Opinions – Web • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuithttp://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ • CM/ECF (case management/electronic case files) on March 3, 2008. E-mail notices with links for 1 free look court’s orders, calendars, opinions or other notices in your own case Pay for at Pacer opinions and dockets: • Opinions limited free at http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ • Memoranda – unpublished memoranda & orders limited free at http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ • FRAP & Local Circuit Rules – free http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ • Calendar by month free http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/

  25. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuithttp://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/

  26. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit – Slip Opinionshttp://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/

  27. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit – Unpublished Dispositionshttp://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/

  28. California U.S. District Courts’ Opinions see PACERU.S. District Court local web sites Free Rules, Forms, Calendars, & Popular Opinions • U.S. District Court for the Northern Districthttp://www.cand.uscourts.gov/ • U.S. District Court for the Central Districthttp://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/ • U.S. District Court for the Eastern Districthttp://www.caed.uscourts.gov/ • U.S. District Court for the Southern Districthttp://www.casd.uscourts.gov/

  29. U.S. District Court for the Northern District http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/

  30. Federal – California U.S. Bankruptcy Courts’ Opinions (Pacer); Free Rules, Forms,Calendars • United States Bankruptcy Court Northern District of California - http://www.canb.uscourts.gov/ • United States Bankruptcy Court Central District of California - http://www.cacb.uscourts.gov/ • United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of California - http://www.caeb.uscourts.gov/ • United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of California - http://www.casb.uscourts.gov/ • Judge Newsome's Index of Ninth Circuit Decisions at http://www.canb.uscourts.gov/announcements/judge-newsomes-index-ninth-circuit-decisions

  31. California State Government Internet Resources • Statutes, Bills, and Legislative Histories • Agencies and Regulations • Find Court Opinions, Forms, Rules, and Dockets

  32. California Constitution and Statutes • California Constitution, current http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/const.html • California Statutes from 1993-1994 to present http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html • Statutes & Constitutions1850-1995 http://192.234.213.35/clerkarchive/

  33. California State Constitutionhttp://www.leginfo.ca.gov/const.html

  34. Search of California Constitution

  35. California Constitution – full text • ARTICLE 1 DECLARATION OF RIGHTS SECTION 1. All people are by nature free and independent and have inalienable rights. Among these are enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing, and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining safety, happiness, and privacy. CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 1

  36. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.htmlCalifornia Current Statutes

  37. http://192.234.213.35/clerkarchive/ 1850-1995 Statutes & Constitutions Chose Statute, then Chapter Choose Statutes

  38. A Guide to Legislative Research • By Office of the Chief Clerk, California State Assembly • http://www.assembly.ca.gov/clerk/BILLSLEGISLATURE/documents/LegResearchGuide.pdf

  39. http://www.assembly.ca.gov/clerk/BILLSLEGISLATURE/documents/LegResearchGuide.pdfhttp://www.assembly.ca.gov/clerk/BILLSLEGISLATURE/documents/LegResearchGuide.pdf

  40. California Bills 1993 to present • California Bill Indexhttp://www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilindex.html • California Billshttp://www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html • Chaptered Bills (session laws)http://leginfo.public.ca.gov/statute.html

  41. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.htmlBill text, status, history, votes, committee analysis, floor analysis, votes, veto

  42. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1601-1650/ab_1634_bill_20070711_history.htmlComplete History of Assembly Bill No. 1634

  43. http://192.234.213.35/clerkarchive/Journals, example from1835

  44. http://192.234.213.35/clerkarchive/Statute 1981, Chapter 343

  45. California State Assembly • http://www.assembly.ca.gov/clerk/BILLSLEGISLATURE/OFFICIALPUBS.HTM • Daily Journal, 1995 to present • Daily File – present session • Weekly History – present session • Tentative Legislative Calendar – current year • 2007-2008 Assembly Handbook

  46. http://www.assembly.ca.gov/clerk/BILLSLEGISLATURE/OFFICIALPUBS.HTMCalifornia State Assembly

  47. California State Senate Current Information • http://www.sen.ca.gov/~newsen/schedules/schedules.htp • Senate Daily File • Senate Floor Session Schedule • Legislative Calendar and Deadlines • Senate Daily Journal – current session • Senate Hearings, Floor Sessions, and Press Conferences on web and TV see http://www.sen.ca.gov/~newsen/audiotv/audiotv.HTP

  48. California State Senatehttp://www.sen.ca.gov/~newsen/schedules/schedules.htp

  49. California State Senate http://www.sen.ca.gov/~newsen/audiotv/audiotv.HTP

  50. California Code of Regulations - Current • California Office of Administrative Law • http://www.calregs.com/ • Search for a Specific Regulatory Section • Search for Words • List of CCR Titles • Agency List for CCR

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