Legal Resources

General Gateway Sites

FindLaw: A great gateway to information about federal and state laws, law firms, forms, law schools, mailing lists for lawyers, legal news,etc. Also has a onestop search interface to search federal and state statutes and codes and the federal and state constitution. Now offers consumer oriented material.
Lawyers.com: From LexisNexis and Martindale-Hubbell. Includes Find a Lawyer and Ask a Lawyer sections.

US Code: From Cornell's great legal site.
Code of Federal Regulations: from GPO Access.
Federal Register: from GPO Access.
Thomas: Library of Congress' point of entry into finding out about current and recent legislative activity.

US Courts: From the Judicial Branch of the United States.
Federal Court Locator: From Villanova University.
Supreme Court of the United States: The official web site has links to information about current cases, appearing before the court, and links to the slip opinions and orders of the court.
Supreme Court Case Lookups: From Findlaw.
Selected Historic Supreme Court Cases: From Cornell. Great resource for finding those important cases fast.

California State Bar - Consumer Legal Info: Pamphlets and guides on topics such as Kids and the Law, Teenagers and the Law, Seniors and the Law.
California Code of Regulations: Index of topics in the left menu bar. From the Westgroup.
California Codes and Statutes: Municipal Codes and Ordinances, California Law Revision Commission, the Constituion, State Statutes, and a good search interface to the California Code.
California Legal Forms: from FindLaw.
California Courts: Information on every aspect of the court process, information for jurors, commissions, etc. Opinions of the Supreme Court and Courts of Appeals in full-text.
California Courts Self-Help Center: Find information about doing your own legal work, finding a lawyer, or learn more about the legal process in California courts. Information on how to avoid using the court system as well. Lots of good links to other resources as well, including legal code, statutes, etc.

Legal Dictionary: From the World Wide Web Legal Information Association.
ALSO! (American Law Sources On-line): Provides a comprehensive, uniform, and useful compilation of links to all online sources of American law that are available without charge. Also contains links to Canadian and Mexican sites.
LawGuru.com: The place to look for answers to legal questions on Sexual Harassment, Disability Discrimination, Injuries at Work (Workers' Compensation), and Auto Accidents. Search 300+ legal search engines and tools from this one site.
The 'Lectric Law Library: Visit The Laypeople's Law Lounge, where "legalese" is made understandable. The Reference Room has the "Lawcopedia" and the Forms Room contains many legal and business forms.
The Legal Information Institute: Cornell Law School. Offers legal material by topic also.

Sonoma County Law Library: Information about using the library, links to legal aid services and lawyer referrals, information about County government and County courts and the Bar Association. Links to attorney assistant programs and the California State Bar as well.
Sonoma County Superior Court: Use this website to find court calendars, cases recently filed, and jury reporting instructions if you are on a jury.
Community Legal Resources: Links to information about Legal Aid, Legal Rural Assistance, and the Lawyer Referral program for the County. Good descriptions of the kind of assistance each service provides. From the County Law Library site.
California Courts Self-Help Center: Find information about doing your own legal work, finding a lawyer, or learn more about the legal process in California courts. Information on how to avoid using the court system as well. Lots of good links to other resources as well, including legal code, statutes, etc.
EZ Legal File - Legal Paperwork Assistance: EZLegalFile is an interactive program that will help you fill out the forms for cases in family law (marriage, divorce, custody, support, etc.); small claims; evictions; and guardianship. Users answer a series of questions and the program generates completed Adobe Acrobat .pdf forms to print and file in court. From the California Superior Courts.