Legal Resources

Lexis-Nexis
Lexis-Nexis allows users to locate patents, court rulings, law reviews, legal news and much more.
The Basic Legal Research Home Page links to a wide range of legal resources and law-related literature:

Secondary Literature
· Legal News Articles from legal newspapers, magazines, & newsletters
· Law Reviews Articles from law reviews

Case Law
· Get a Case Federal & state legal cases
· Shepard's® for U.S. Supreme Court Shepard's® citations of U.S. Supreme Court cases
· Federal Case Law Decisions from all federal court levels
· State Case Law State high court & appellate decisions
· Area of Law by Topic Cases on a variety of topics

Codes & Regulations
· Federal Code Federal code, U.S. Constitution & court rules
· Federal Regulations Federal regulations, agency opinions & US Attorney General Opinions
· State Codes Statutory laws, court rules from all states & Attorneys General opinions from all states
· Tax Law The IRS Bulletin, tax regulations & more

International Legal Materials
· Canadian Legislative Materials Canada Federal Legislation (including Consolidated Statutes & Consolidated Regulations)
· Canadian Statutes & Regulations Statutes and Regulations of Canada, Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario
· EU Law (CELEX) European Union law
· Commonwealth and Foreign Nations Commonwealth and Foreign Nations Case Law, digests, report, treaties and international agreements including Canada, Ireland, Australia, Mexico, GATT, Hong Kong, UK, South Africa

Patent Research
· Patents All U.S. patents from 1971 to present
· Class Patent Numbers By Classification
· Manual Manual of Classification

Westlaw
Westlaw is an online legal research service providing quick, easy access to West's vast collection of statutes, case law materials, public records, and other legal resources, as well as current news articles and business information.

Business-Related Law Sources - Print Sources

The Law of Advertising (4 Volumes)
Matthew Bender
REF KF 1614.R68

Media Law Reporter
REF KF2750 .A513
"Keep up with media law cases on everything from FOIA to the First Amendment, with the only weekly reporting service on significant opinions handed down by federal and state courts at all levels."
Product Structure
Notification: current reports providing news and developments
Decisions: full text judicial opinions, rulings and memoranda
Formats and Frequency
Print decisions are issued weekly. An Index Digest is issued every 8 weeks. Bound volumes are issued annually. Print notification is issued weekly and an Index Digest is issued every 8 weeks.

Antitrust Basics
Law Journal Press
REF 1649.V27

Bankruptcy Code, Rules and Forms:
Including Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence
REF KF 1511.596.A2

Sarbanes-Oxley Act in Perspective
Harold S. Bloomenthal
REF KF 7423.Z9

West's Business Law - Text and Cases:
Legal, Ethical, International and E-Commerce Environment
REF KF 888.W47

Your Limited Liability Company: An Operating Manual
Anthony Mancuso
REF KF 1380.Z9

Law-Related Websites

GPO Access

AllLaw.com

American Law Sources Online

FindLaw

American Association of Law Libraries (SCALL)

State Legal Resources on the Web

California Legal Resources Online

California State Home Page

Bill Information

Statutes (Session Laws) 1993-

Codes
California Law consists of 29 codes, covering various subject areas, the State Constitution and Statutes. Information presented reflects laws currently in effect. All California Codes have been updated to include the 2004 Statutes.

State Constitution

Code of Regulations

California Supreme Court and California Court of Appeals (Opinions)

About California Courts

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California Polytechnic State University
Robert E. Kennedy Library
San Luis Obispo, CA 93420
fvuotto@calpoly.edu

Last updated July 22, 2008