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Legal Research Sites<\/h2>\n
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FindLaw<\/a>
\nComprehensive site and search engine. A good place to start legal research.<\/p>\n

USA.gov<\/a>
\nWeb information portal for U.S. Federal Government. Users can search by typing keyword\/phrase or by browsing through predefined topics.<\/p>\n

HG.org<\/a>
\nDatabase of legal and government information and guide to law-related discussion groups.<\/p>\n

Jurist<\/a>
\nReal time legal news and research site from the University of Pittsburg School of Law.<\/p>\n

Legal Information Institute<\/a>
\nGood collection of U.S. laws and court decisions from Cornell Law School.<\/p>\n

LLRX<\/a>
\nLegal research guides for domestic, international, and foreign law, as well as a finding tool for state court rules, forms, and dockets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Directories<\/h2>\n
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California Courts<\/a>
\nLinks to California Superior Courts, Courts of Appeals, and Supreme Court web sites.<\/p>\n

California Lawyers<\/a>
\nState Bar of California Members records online. Searchable by name or by state bar number.<\/p>\n

California State Assemby Members<\/a>
\nLinks to Assembly Member’s Home Page and includes biography and email address.<\/p>\n

California State Senators<\/a>
\nLinks to Senator’s Home Page and includes biography and email address.<\/p>\n

Federal Courts<\/a>
\nLinks to a clearinghouse for information from and about the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government, maintained by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.<\/p>\n

Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator<\/a>
\nNationwide directory of lawyers, searchable by individual name, firm name, and practice area.<\/p>\n

United States Representatives<\/a>
\nProvides contact information for members of the U.S. House of Representatives.<\/p>\n

United States Senators<\/a>
\nProvides contact information for U.S. Senate members searchable by name or by state.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Dictionaries, Thesauri, Finding Aids<\/h2>\n
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Bartleby.com<\/a>
\nContains excellent reference works including American Heritage Dictionary, Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, Columbia Encyclopedia, Robert’s Rules of Order, Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Strunk’s Elements of Style, and World Factbook.<\/p>\n

LII’s Introduction to Legal Citation<\/a>
\nPeter W. Martin’s primer on citation was updated in 2011 and is based on the 19th edition of the Bluebook and the 4th edition of the ALWD Citation Manual.<\/p>\n

Zimmerman’s Research Guides<\/a>
\nAn online encyclopedia for legal researchers by Andrew Zimmerman. Users can search by keyword\/phrase or browse by topic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Legal News<\/h2>\n
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The Recorder<\/a><\/p>\n

Jurist’s Paper Chase<\/a><\/p>\n

HG.com Legal News Center<\/a><\/p>\n

National Law Journal<\/a><\/p>\n

Legal Times<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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