Links

California Court System/Judicial Council of California
Maintained by the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), this site features information about all levels of the California court system and all its levels of courts, including the Supreme Court of California Practices and Procedures manual; lists many publications produced by the AOC, such as the Guide to California Courts and Court News.

California Superior Court Websites

California Courts: Invitations to Comment on proposed changes in court rules

California Courts: Court Admin: OGA: Court-Related Legislation
The Judicial Council's Office of Government Affairs list of active legislation.

Commission on Judicial Performance

Supreme Court of California

Courts of Appeal First Appellate District - San Francisco

Second Appellate District - Los Angeles and Ventura

Third Appellate District - Sacramento

Fourth Appellate District, Division One - San Diego

Fourth Appellate District, Division Two - Riverside

Fourth Appellate District, Division Three - Santa Ana

Fifth Appellate District - Fresno

Sixth Appellate District - San Jose


LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE

Office of the Governor

Secretary of State - Election information

California Attorney General
Describes the California Attorney General's office and its functions, provides some useful information on antitrust laws and other topics.

California State Assembly
Directories, legislative calendars, California codes, a tour of the Capitol and more.

California State Senate
Directory of senators and committees, search text of bills, codes, rules, legislative calendars, links to state agencies and more.

Search for Bills
Search text of legislation.

California Legislative Counsel
Legal advice on legislation and the legislature California Law Revision Commission Tentative Recommendations. Recommend such changes in the law as it deems necessary to bring California law into harmony with modern conditions.

DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

New State Information Page

California State Bar Association

Department of Motor Vehicles

Fair Political Practices Commission
Enforce compliance with election laws Legislative Analyst's Office. Provides analysis and nonpartisan advice to the Legislature on fiscal and policy issues.

RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

For a complete list of links to California and national organizations, visit the Field Guide To Judicial Organizations

Alexandria, a virtual law library
This site, a collaboration of the Superior Courts of Santa Clara and San Diego counties, is dedicated to and designed for the exclusive use of California judges and their in-house counsel.

National Center for State Courts
Through original research, consulting services, publications, and national educational programs, NCSC offers solutions that enhance court operations with the latest technology; collects and interprets the latest data on court operations nationwide; and provides information on proven "best practices" for improving court operations.

State Justice Institute
The State Justice Institute (SJI) was established by Federal law in 1984 to award grants to improve the quality of justice in State courts, facilitate better coordination between State and Federal courts, and foster innovative, efficient solutions to common issues faced by all courts.

National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Since its founding in 1937 by a group of judges dedicated to improving the effectiveness of the nation's juvenile courts, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) has pursued a mission to improve courts and systems practice and raise awareness of the core issues that touch the lives of many of our nation's children and families.

California Codes
Search the California Codes. This site is maintained by the Legislative Counsel of California.

California Constitution - Full text format

California FindLaw
FindLaw Internet Legal Resources Includes a database of all California case law since 1934. This site contains a multitude of links to legal resources on the Web.

California Ballot Propositions

Law Research

The Witkin Legal Institute
The Witkin Legal Institute Web Page provides highlights of recent developments in California law. It also includes information about the four treatises that comprise the Witkin Library; information about the Witkin Legal Institute; a listing of current Institute activities; legal research tips and techniques; and links to other useful legal and government resources available on the World Wide Web.

Federal and Other States

U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
The Legal Information Institute offers Supreme Court opinions under the auspices of Project Hermes, the court's electronic-dissemination project. This archive contains nearly all opinions of the court issued since May of 1990. In addition, a collection of over 600 of the most important historical decisions of the Court is available on CD-ROM and (with reduced functionality) over the Net.

Internet Law Library
U.S. State & Territorial Laws Page provides links to information on laws for all 50 states, some U.S. territories and model state laws.

The State Court Locator
Provides links to home pages and opinions by state judiciaries that can be viewed and downloaded by users.

Search The Constitution of the United States
The full text of the United States Constitution is available at this web site. It can be accessed by section, amendment, or key-word search.

Copyright and Fair Use
From Stanford University

Law Crawler

New York Times Cyber Navigator
A links listing of just about everything a reporter would need to write a story on just about any subject.


LAW SCHOOL SITES AND PORTALS

Cornell Law School
If it's related to the law and is on the Internet, you'll find it here. This site contains a tremendous number of legal documents, as well as a multitude of links to other Internet resources.

Comprehensive US Law School Links from USC

USC Law School and Law Library Home Page

Picturing Justice
An on-line journal discussing how and film and television portray law, lawyers and the legal system.

The Brennan Center for Justice
The Brennan Center for Justice is a non-partisan public policy and law institute that focuses on the fundamental issues of democracy and justice.


MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS

Mediation

California Dispute Resolution Council

Juvenile Court

Center for Families, Children & the Courts
The Center for Families, Children & the Courts is involved with many projects related to family, juvenile, child support, custody, visitation, and domestic violence law and procedure. Ongoing projects include developing rules, forms, standards; providing training, education, grants; coordinating research and statistical analysis.

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
The Office of Justice Programs' (OJP's) mission is to provide federal leadership in developing the nation's capacity to prevent and control crime, administer justice and assist crime victims.

Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education

Children With Disabilities

California Department of Education: Special Education Division

Policy Maker Partners for Implementing IDEA

U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs: Western Regional Resource Center

U.S. Department of Education's April 1999 Monitoring Report on California's Noncompliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Resources for Youth
Community leaders are identifying ways to stem the epidemic of violence against youth. Together, community leaders from educators and health professionals to police officers and youth, are promoting wise investments in these strategies.

Just for Kids Florida State Courts ("CyberCourt")
This site features a Court quiz, Kid's Court and materials designed for classroom use.


NEWS ORGANZATIONS

Legal News

Cal Law
The Recorder: The national daily legal newspaper; the most current and comprehensive legal news source. Also includes legal job listings and cutting-edge commentary.

The Daily Journal
Established as a daily newspaper in 1893, the Daily Journal features lawyers, cases, and deals making news in California. Daily "Judicial Spotlight". Los Angeles and San Francisco editions.

Metropolitan News-Enterprise Homepage. Provides intensive coverage of law and the courts, as well as government and politics, with the emphasis on local news and newsmakers.

California News

bakersfield.com - Your community connection

Los Angeles Times

Sacramento Bee

Capitol Alert

San Diego Union Tribune

San Francisco Examiner - eXaminer.com

SF Gate - sfgate.com

San Jose Mercury Center

ocregister.com:Orange County's source for local news and information <>

KCRW 89.9 FM

The Oakland Tribune

AP Update

Bloomberg

CNN

CBS

CNBC Dow Jones Business Video

CNET Today - Technology News

MSNBC

National Public Radio Online

New Century Network

New York Times

USA Today

washingtonpost.com - News Front

News- Reuters


UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

First Gov
The one stop site for all questions about Federal Government services and agencies.

Courts

The Federal Court Locator

Hosted by the Villanova Center for Information Law and Policy, this site provides Supreme and Appellate Court opinions plus information on the U.S. AOC, the U.S. DOJ, and the Federal Judicial Center.

United States Federal Judiciary

This site, maintained by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, is a clearinghouse for information from and about the Federal judicial branch. The site includes an excellent Directory of Electronic Public Access Services providing information for automated access to U.S. federal court information and records. The site also includes Chief Justice William Rehnquist's year-end report, recent press releases, and selected articles from the Third Branch.

Federal Judicial Center

Visit this site to access information about the Federal Judicial Center (FJC), an FJC phone directory, FJC publications for downloading, and connections to other law-related sites.

U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

Legislative

THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
This site is a valuable source of information relating to Congressional bills, the Congressional Record, Congressional Advisory Board Reports, the legislative process, and legislative branch Internet sites. It also has links to other federal government Internet resources. The text of pending bills is accessible for browsing.

Search U.S. Code
You can use boolean and proximity connectors and parentheses.

C-SPAN
C-SPAN is a private, non-profit business venture of the cable television industry. C-SPAN was created by the American cable television industry to provide C-SPAN's audience access to the live gavel-to-gavel proceedings of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, and to other forums where public policy is discussed, debated and decided--all without editing, commentary or analysis.

Library of Congress World Wide Web Server
The extensive services and resources of the Library of Congress are available. Learn how to access the Library's global collections covering all languages, topics, and types of material.

Executive

IRS: Department of the Treasury
This Internal Revenue Service web site provides tax information and assistance for personal and business taxpayers on such subjects as the IRS's electronic services, tax regulations, forms, publications, and current news. The forms, publications, and regulations can be downloaded.