Attorney General: The California Attorney General, as the chief law officer of the state, provides legal opinions upon request to designated state and local public officials and government agencies on issues arising in the course of their duties. Legal opinions of the Attorney General can be searched from this site; in addition to searching opinions by year and by key words or phrases, you can search for opinions by specific citations. (added 9/21/05)
Bureau of National Affairs is the largest independent publisher of information and analysis products for professionals in law, tax, business, and government. They publish daily, weekly, monthly, and up-to-the-minute news covering the full range of legal, legislative, regulatory, and economic developments that impact the business environment.(added 5/24/08)
California Code: direct access to California codes (e.g., Business & Professions, Code of Civil Procedure, etc.)
California Courts: A comprehensive site to California Court system; maintained by the Judicial Council of California.
California Department of Consumer Affairs: consumer protection, education, and help.
Copyright Website: A terrific, award-winning site for information on, discussion of, and examples of visual, audio, and digital copyright violations. One of my favorites! Be patient if it's slow loading.
Cornell University Law School's Legal Information Institute: a resource-rich information data base on every law topic imaginable.
Prof. Doug Linder's Famous Trials web page via University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Law (added 1/27/04)
Federal Judicial Center: From their home page you can follow links to get extensive information on the federal course system: what they do, how it's organized, how cases move through the system, who does what, etc. (added 2/2/06)
Findlaw: general legal info site
Findlaw California cases and codes specific to California
On JURIST's Paper Chase, University of Pittsburgh law professor Bernard Hibbitts and his staff of some 30 law students continually track "legal news worth thinking about." From the early hours of the morning to past midnight every weekday they filter thousands of law-related stories on the Internet, using their academic expertise to identify the most important ones (not the most sensational ones), which they then summarize and enrich in real time with relevant online research materials. (added 2/20/04)
Law Buzz: a wonderful link to stories about law, famous trials, people in law, etc.
Law in Popular Culture: Links via the law library collection at the University of Texas
LawSmart Library: If you need a common legal document or some information regarding your legal problem or issue, click into the LawSmart Library and find the answers, forms or documents you need. Once you find the legal resources you need, select your area of law and your state and follow the directions. FREE LEGAL INFORMATION (added to list 4/28/04)
Legal Links: primarily for links to employment law and discrimination issues
National Constitution Center: everything you always wanted to know about the U.S. Constitution. (added 1/27/04)
News Batch: an internet guide to understanding policy issues. A wide range of topics are covered including corporate responsibility, death penalty, the environment, health care, immigration, international issues, tort reform, welfare, etc. Updated monthly. (added 7/30/05)
Oyez: U.S. Supreme Court Media: a fabulous site with Supreme Court news, recordings and pod casts of court opinions, argument transcripts, opinion announcements, etc. Give this one a 4-star rating! (added 9/01/08)
Stanford University Library: everything you always wanted to know about Copyright and Fair Use (added 1/27/04)