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LEGISLATIVE INTERNET RESOURCES

• Federal

• State

• Local

FEDERALwww.law.cornell.edu

Federal

• www.law.cornell.edu/

– U.S. Codes• Find the definition of murder

– U.S. Constitution• Find the 13th Amendment

– Code of Federal Regulations• The Homeland Security Agency

– Federal Rules of Evidence• Hearsay defined

– Federal Rules of Civil Procedure• Discovery: Duty of disclosure

www.gpoaccess.gov/

Federal

• www.gpoaccess.gov

– Legislative process• Codes

– Define conspiracy• Congressional bills

– Spam Act

– Congressional Materials• Congressional record

– Internet taxation• Public Laws

– Iraq

Federal

• www.gpoaccess.gov

• Public Laws

STATE

• www.leginfo.ca.gov– State Constitution: Article 1,Section 1: “…

pursuing…happiness and privacy.”– Bill information– California statutes– California legislature

• Find your senator and assembly person• How a bill becomes law• Organization of the legislature

www.leginfo.ca.gov

www.leginfo.ca.govBill Information

www.leginfo.ca.govCalifornia Legislature

How a Bill Becomes Law

State

• CCR– http://ccr.oal.ca.gov/ (do not use www)– California Code of Regulations: regulations

that have been formally adopted by state agencies• Agencies have quasi legislative and

judicial power, e.g., to suspend a license and/or fine

–“quasi” means almost but not quite

California Code of Regulations (CCR)

California Code of Regulations (By Agency)

California Code of Regulations(By Title)

Local

• County: Find county Web site for ordinances– www.sccgov.org

Santa Clara County Home Page

Local

• City: www.findlaw.com (CA>CA Codes and Statutes>California Municipal and County Codes and Ordinances>San Jose)

– www.sanjoseca.gov/

San Jose City Home Page