US Fed Case Law :: Resources Justia.com Justia, a legal portal, offers free access to a wide range of federal case law resources. Find Supreme Court decisions (1759 - Present) and Federal Appeals Court decisions since 1950. Google Scholar Google Scholar provides a US Federal case law database which includes US Supreme Court opinions since 1 US 1 (pre - 1776), Federal Appeals opinions since 1 F 2d 1 (1924+), and many Federal District Court opinions from the Federal Supplement. The Public Library of Law Owned and powered by Fastcase, The Public Library of Law (PLoL) makes available all cases from the U.S. Public Resource.org and Law.gov The non-profit Public.Resource.Org, Inc., run by archivist Carl Malamud, is working via the Law.gov initiative to make all primary law of the United States, including court opinions, available for download in bulk format. RECAP the Law CourtWeb FastCase A commercial site which offers comprehensive coverage of both federal and state case law, codes and regulations. The Federal Judiciary U.S.
Law of the United States General overview[edit] Law affects every aspect of American life, including parking lots. Note the citations to statutes on the sign. Sources of law[edit] In the United States, the law is derived from five sources: constitutional law, statutory law, treaties, administrative regulations, and the common law (which includes case law).[16] Constitutionality[edit] Where Congress enacts a statute that conflicts with the Constitution, the Supreme Court may find that law unconstitutional and declare it invalid.[17] Notably, a statute does not disappear automatically merely because it has been found unconstitutional; it must be deleted by a subsequent statute. American common law[edit] The United States and most Commonwealth countries are heirs to the common law legal tradition of English law.[21] Certain practices traditionally allowed under English common law were expressly outlawed by the Constitution, such as bills of attainder[22] and general search warrants.[23] Levels of law[edit] Statutes[edit]
California Local Codes and Charters | Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies IGSL books and resources can be found in Oskicat and Melvyl. OskiCat is the UC Berkeley library catalog Melvyl includes other UC libraries and libraries in the Worldcat network The library has additional finding aids for pre-1983 collections. To learn how to search these, email igsl@berkeley.edu or phone 510-642-1472. Free Legal Research Guide Introduction The major legal research databases can be prohibitively expensive for some researchers. There are, however, a number of online alternatives that are either free or less expensive than Lexis/Nexis and Westlaw. The first part of this guide provides an overview and links to different types of free materials and the second part summarizes the features and costs of less expensive databases. Free Sources of Legal Materials There are several databases which provide access to primary source materials on their own sites, without any charge to the user. Because the availability of state legal materials varies so widely, we have only included descriptions of the federal materials available for free online. Secondary Sources While most of the free legal material available online is primary law, there are a few sources of secondary materials, and we have identified and described some of the best sites we have found. Case Law There is an abundance of free case law available online. U.S. U.S.
Overview of Legislative Process The process of government by which bills are considered and laws enacted is commonly referred to as the Legislative Process. The California State Legislature is made up of two houses: the Senate and the Assembly. There are 40 Senators and 80 Assembly Members representing the people of the State of California. The Legislature has a legislative calendar containing important dates of activities during its two-year session. Idea All legislation begins as an idea or concept. The Author A Legislator sends the idea for the bill to the Legislative Counsel where it is drafted into the actual bill. First Reading/Introduction A bill is introduced or read the first time when the bill number, the name of the author, and the descriptive title of the bill is read on the floor of the house. Committee Hearings The bill then goes to the Rules Committee of the house of origin where it is assigned to the appropriate policy committee for its first hearing. Second and Third Reading Repeat Process in other House
Basic Legal Research | William S. Richardson School of Law Using the Law Library Guide to Call Numbers for United States Law .pdf Understanding the Federal and State Court Systems Federal-State Court DirectoryLocated in the Law Library at KF8700.A19 F42. Inside the Federal Courts - Federal Judicial CenterOnline tutorial explaining the powers and role of the Federal Courts.Understanding the Federal Courts - By the U.S. GovernmentProvides description of the federal court system and its role in United States government. National Center for State Courts Finding a CaseBy Citation - Finding Case Decisions by Citation .pdfBy Party Name or Topic - Instructions for Using Legal Digests .pdfFinding a Case by Name - University of Illinois, College of Law Library Finding a StatuteBy Citation, Name, or Topic - Finding Federal & State Statutes .pdfBy State - States and Territories: Current Statutory Codes .pdfStatutory Research Tutorial - Georgetown University Law Library
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