Cool New Legal Sources Online

1. Cool New Legal Sources Online Mary Minow, J.D., A.M.L.S. LibraryLaw.com Deirdre Benedict Judicial Council of California Administrative Office of the Courts Thursday October 21, 2010 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m

2. Legal Disclaimer • Legal information • Not legal advice!

3. Agenda • Legal information, not advice • Self help • Searching beyond Google • Law 2.0 and emerging tools

4. Legal Information, Not Advice Legal information Facts about law and the legal process Legal advice Advice about the course of action someone should take to further his or her own best interests Public Libraries and Access to Justice: What Public Librarians Can Do

5. Don’t advise what to do. Legal information Show websites, indexes Legal advice Recommend specific options, Opinions, conjecture, predictions Public Libraries and Access to Justice: What Public Librarians Can Do

6. Online Forms Okay to help navigate forms. However, patron should: *choose form *supply all information *click SUBMIT www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms/

7. Southern California Association of Law Libraries Locating the Law / Public Access to Legal Information www.aallnet.org/chapter/scall/locating.htm

8. Attorney ReferralsBar Associations Bar Association referrals $$$ National www.abanet.org/legalservices/lris/directory/ California www.calbar.ca.gov/Public/LawyerReferralServicesLRS.aspx Local County Bar Referrals

9. Attorney ReferralsLegal Aid/Pro Bono Services Legal Services ¢¢¢ Free legal services for those who qualify National www.lsc.gov/map/index.php California www.dca.ca.gov/publications/guide/legal_index.shtml

10. Self Help Way to provide this assistance - point users to reputable sources www.calegaladvocates.org/libraries/

11. Main “Go-To” Web Sites [placeholder for Deirdre’s slide(s)] • California Courts • Local Courts • Local Public Law Libraries • LawHelp California

12. California Courts Web Site Supreme Court and Appellate Court Opinions California Court Forms Links to All Superior Courts California Self-Help Center/ Centro de Ayuda www.courtinfo.ca.gov

13. Free, legal assistance from your local court for specific issues Workshops & document review www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/

14. Self Help Center www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp Overview of the process in many area of law in plain English (and complete Spanish translation) Legal glossary Information on how to resolve disputes without going to court (Alternative Dispute Resolution) Reliable search engine

15. Local Court Web Sites www.sfsuperiorcourt.org/index.aspx?page=24

17. Local Court Web Sites

18. Local Court Web Sites

19. cc-courthelp.org/

20. Local Public Law Library www.publiclawlibrary.org Links to all county law libraries Extensive legal research information Resources and links Ask Now! Get real time answers to legal questions

21. Local Law Library Web Sites www.saclaw.lib.ca.us/

22. Referrals by subject matter • Covers federal issues— bankruptcy, immigration, federal taxes • Multiple languages • Geared for low-income Californians

23. Self Help I did time for an assault three years ago. I want to get it off my record. How do I do that? Public Libraries and Access to Justice: What Public Librarians Can Do

25. Self Help My daughter is 17 and she wants to “divorce” her mother. How does she do that? Public Libraries and Access to Justice: What Public Librarians Can Do

27. Searching Beyond Google Nolo.com

28. Primary Law The Free Law Coalition, comprised of The Legal Information Institute and Justia.com, hosted by the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Information Also is a good guide to secondary resources freelaw.classcaster.net/research-resources/secondary-sources/

29. Authenticity warning www.aallnet.org/committee/eliac/AuthReportUpdate.html www.nocall.org/links/california.html

30. U.S. Code www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/

31. U.S. Regulations www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/

32. U.S. Court Cases

33. Unofficial, but easy to search scholar.google.com/

36. dd Ease of click Go directly to case or article citing your case

37. Law 2.0 and Emerging Tools Vision for distributed, authenticated repository for all raw materials in U.S. – all three branches, all fifty states, local government For good background, see Carol Ebbinghouse, Information Today Aug 23, 2010 newsbreaks.infotoday.com/NewsBreaks/LawGov-Issues-Principles-and-Declaration-69521.asp resource.org/law.gov/

38. Court filings www.recapthelaw.org/

40. www.whitehouse.gov/open/innovations

41. govpulse.us/

42. legalbirds.justia.com/

43. Rss Feeds (lots) /www.opencongress.org/ news.justia.com/cases/library/

44. Blawgs, Tweets, Podcasts, LegalTube www.lawsitesblog.com

45. Legal Research Apps AALL Awards Fastcase 2010 New Product of the Year Award UCLA Law Library tinyurl.com/24jefw3

46. Summary • Legal information, not advice • Self help • Searching beyond Google • Law 2.0 and emerging tools

47. Questions?

48. Thanks for listening! Mary Minow, J.D., A.M.L.S. LibraryLaw.com Deirdre Benedict Judicial Council of California Administrative Office of the Courts Thursday October 21, 2010 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m