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Free Online Legal Reference Materials

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Codes & Regulations

• United States Code
• Code of Federal Regulations (1997 to present)
• Federal Register (1994 to present)
• California Codes
• California Code of Regulations
• Municipal Codes (by LexisNexis)
• Jury Instructions (Judicial Council of California)

Case Law

• California Case Law
• PreCYdent (with free cite-checking function)
• LexisWeb (results authenticated by LexisNexis editors)
• lexisONE
• Findlaw

Legislative Information

• Federal Legislation (Thomas)
• California Legislation
• California Legislative History

Public Law Libraries

• California Law Library Directory

Courts

• California Superior Courts
• California Courts of Appeal
• California Supreme Court
• U. S. District Court, Southern District of California
• U. S. District Court, Central District of California
• U. S. District Court, Northern District of California
• U. S. District Court, Eastern District of California
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
• U.S. Supreme Court

Federal Court Rules

• Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
• U. S. District Court, Southern District of California
• U. S. District Court, Central District of California
• U. S. District Court, Northern District of California
• U. S. District Court, Eastern District of California

California Court Rules

• California Rules of Court
• Alameda County Local Court Rules
• Alpine County Local Court Rules
• Amador County Local Court Rules
• Butte County Local Court Rules
• Calaveras County Local Court Rules
• Colusa County Local Court Rules
• Contra Costa County Local Court Rules
• Del Norte County Local Court Rules
• El Dorado County Local Court Rules
• Fresno County Local Court Rulest
• Glenn County Local Court Rules
• Humboldt County Local Court Rules
• Imperial County Local Court Rules
• Inyo County Local Court Rules
• Kern County Local Court Rules
• Kings County Local Court Rules
• Lake County Local Court Rules
• Lassen County Local Court Rules
• Los Angeles County Local Court Rules
• Madera County Local Court Rules
• Marin County Local Court Rules
• Mariposa County Local Court Rules
• Mendocino County Local Court Rules
• Merced County Local Court Rules
• Modoc County Local Court Rules
• Mono County Local Court Rules
• Monterey County Local Court Rules
• Napa County Local Court Rules
• Nevada County Local Court Rules
• Orange County Local Court Rules
• Placer County Local Court Rules
• Plumas County Local Court Rules
• Riverside County Local Court Rules
• Sacramento County Local Court Rules
• San Benito County Local Court Rules
• San Bernardino County Local Court Rules
• San Diego County Local Court Rules
• San Francisco County Local Court Rules
• San Joaquin County Local Court Rules
• San Luis Obispo County Local Court Rules
• San Mateo County Local Court Rules
• Santa Barbara County Local Court Rules
• Santa Clara County Local Court Rules
• Santa Cruz County Local Court Rules
• Shasta County Local Court Rules
• Sierra County Local Court Rules
• Siskiyou County Local Court Rules
• Solano County Local Court Rules
• Stanislaus County Local Court Rules
• Sutter County Local Court Rules
• Tehama County Local Court Rules
• Trinity County Local Court Rules
• Tulare County Local Court Rules
• Tuolumne County Local Court Rules
• Ventura County Local Court Rules
• Yolo County Local Court Rules
• Yuba County Local Court Rules