legislative internet resources federal state local
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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
Federal
• www.gpoaccess.gov
– Legislative process• Codes
– Define conspiracy• Congressional bills
– Spam Act
– Congressional Materials• Congressional record
– Internet taxation• Public Laws
– Iraq
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
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
Local
• City: www.findlaw.com (CA>CA Codes and Statutes>California Municipal and County Codes and Ordinances>San Jose)
– www.sanjoseca.gov/