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Self Help Legal Resources- Research -Case Opinions
- Justia:
- Website: Justia Case Law
- Justia offers federal and state court opinions, including appellate and supreme court cases. You can browse by state to find relevant case law.
- FindLaw:
- Website: FindLaw Cases and Codes
- FindLaw’s Cases and Codes section includes resources and links for both state and federal laws, along with case summaries that you can browse by selecting a jurisdiction
- CourtListener:
- Website: CourtListener
- CourtListener is a free legal research website that contains millions of legal opinions from federal and state courts. It allows individuals to research important cases, stay updated with new opinions as they are filed, or perform deep analysis using the raw data provided.
- State Court Websites via NCSC:
- Website: NCSC State Court Websites
- The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) provides a list of judicial branch links for each state, focusing on the administrative office of the courts, the court of last resort, intermediate appellate courts, and each trial court level. While it’s not a direct link to case opinions, it provides a pathway to each state’s judiciary website where case opinions can often be found.
Self Help Legal Resources Research – Statutes
- Legal Information Institute (LII) at Cornell Law School: This website gathers internet-accessible sources of constitutions, statutes, judicial opinions, and regulations for all 50 states, D.C., and U.S. territories. You can find the materials state by state . https://www.law.cornell.edu/states/listing
- FindLaw: Through FindLaw’s Cases and Codes section, you can access resources and links for both state and federal laws, including constitutions, statutes, and case summaries. You can browse the laws by selecting a jurisdiction. https://caselaw.findlaw.com/
- Law Library of Congress: Their Guide to Law Online provides links to legal information from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. This includes state constitutions, statutes, codes, regulations, court opinions, and more. You can access the guide here. https://guides.loc.gov/us-states-territories
- Justia: This website publishes codes by both the U.S. Government and by individual states, representing the codification of statutes (laws) passed by the United States Congress and individual state legislatures or governing bodies. State codes and statutes can be accessed here. https://law.justia.com/codes/
- Harvard Library Guide: This guide provides links to free online versions of state codes and legislative websites. It also includes information about codification and legislative history materials. https://guides.library.harvard.edu/law/statutes
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California Statutory Codes
Business and Professions Code – BPC
Food and Agricultural Code – FAC
Harbors and Navigation Code – HNC
Military and Veterans Code – MVC
Revenue and Taxation Code – RTC
Streets and Highways Code – SHC
Unemployment Insurance Code – UIC
Welfare and Institutions Code – WIC
Florida Statutory Code Sections
| Click a Title to View Chapters and Parts TITLE I CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES Ch.1-2 TITLE II STATE ORGANIZATION Ch.6-8 TITLE III LEGISLATIVE BRANCH; COMMISSIONS Ch.10-11 TITLE IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH Ch.14-24 TITLE V JUDICIAL BRANCH Ch.25-44 TITLE VI CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE Ch.45-88 TITLE VII EVIDENCE Ch.90-92 TITLE VIII LIMITATIONS Ch.95 TITLE IX ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS Ch.97-107 TITLE X PUBLIC OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND RECORDS Ch.110-122 TITLE XI COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS Ch.124-164 TITLE XII MUNICIPALITIES Ch.165-185 TITLE XIII PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Ch.186-191 TITLE XIV TAXATION AND FINANCE Ch.192-220 TITLE XV HOMESTEAD AND EXEMPTIONS Ch.222 TITLE XVI TEACHERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM; HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES BONDS Ch.238-243 TITLE XVII MILITARY AFFAIRS AND RELATED MATTERS Ch.250-252 TITLE XVIII PUBLIC LANDS AND PROPERTY Ch.253-274 TITLE XIX PUBLIC BUSINESS Ch.279-290 TITLE XX VETERANS Ch.292-296 TITLE XXI DRAINAGE Ch.298 TITLE XXII PORTS AND HARBORS Ch.308-315 TITLE XXIII MOTOR VEHICLES Ch.316-324 TITLE XXIV VESSELS Ch.326-328 TITLE XXV AVIATION Ch.329-333 TITLE XXVI PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Ch.334-349 TITLE XXVII RAILROADS AND OTHER REGULATED UTILITIES Ch.350-368 TITLE XXVIII NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSERVATION, RECLAMATION, AND USE Ch.369-380 TITLE XXIX PUBLIC HEALTH Ch.381-408 TITLE XXX SOCIAL WELFARE Ch.409-430 TITLE XXXI LABOR Ch.435-452 TITLE XXXII REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS Ch.454-493 TITLE XXXIII REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS Ch.494-560 TITLE XXXIV ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO Ch.561-569 TITLE XXXV AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMAL INDUSTRY Ch.570-604 TITLE XXXVI BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS Ch.605-623 TITLE XXXVII INSURANCE Ch.624-651 TITLE XXXVIII BANKS AND BANKING Ch.655-667 TITLE XXXIX COMMERCIAL RELATIONS Ch.668-688 TITLE XL REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY Ch.689-723 TITLE XLI STATUTE OF FRAUDS, FRAUDULENT TRANSFERS, AND GENERAL ASSIGNMENTS Ch.725-727 TITLE XLII ESTATES AND TRUSTS Ch.731-740 TITLE XLIII DOMESTIC RELATIONS Ch.741-753 TITLE XLIV CIVIL RIGHTS Ch.760-765 TITLE XLV TORTS Ch.766-774 TITLE XLVI CRIMES Ch.775-896 TITLE XLVII CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS Ch.900-985 TITLE XLVIII EARLY LEARNING-20 EDUCATION CODE Ch.1000-1013 TITLE XLIX PARENTS’ BILL OF RIGHTS; TEACHERS’ BILL OF RIGHTS Ch.1014-1015 |
Illinois Statutory Code Sections
GOVERNMENTCHAPTER 5 GENERAL PROVISIONSCHAPTER 10 ELECTIONSCHAPTER 15 EXECUTIVE OFFICERSCHAPTER 20 EXECUTIVE BRANCHCHAPTER 25 LEGISLATURECHAPTER 30 FINANCECHAPTER 35 REVENUECHAPTER 40 PENSIONSCHAPTER 45 INTERSTATE COMPACTSCHAPTER 50 LOCAL GOVERNMENTCHAPTER 55 COUNTIESCHAPTER 60 TOWNSHIPSCHAPTER 65 MUNICIPALITIESCHAPTER 70 SPECIAL DISTRICTSCHAPTER 75 LIBRARIES
EDUCATIONCHAPTER 105 SCHOOLSCHAPTER 110 HIGHER EDUCATIONCHAPTER 115 EDUCATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS
REGULATIONCHAPTER 205 FINANCIAL REGULATIONCHAPTER 210 HEALTH FACILITIES AND REGULATIONCHAPTER 215 INSURANCECHAPTER 220 UTILITIESCHAPTER 225 PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONSCHAPTER 230 GAMINGCHAPTER 235 LIQUORCHAPTER 240 WAREHOUSES
HUMAN NEEDSCHAPTER 305 PUBLIC AIDCHAPTER 310 HOUSINGCHAPTER 315 URBAN PROBLEMSCHAPTER 320 AGINGCHAPTER 325 CHILDRENCHAPTER 330 VETERANS AND SERVICE MEMBERS
HEALTH AND SAFETYCHAPTER 405 MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIESCHAPTER 410 PUBLIC HEALTHCHAPTER 415 ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETYCHAPTER 420 NUCLEAR SAFETYCHAPTER 425 FIRE SAFETYCHAPTER 430 PUBLIC SAFETY
AGRICULTURE AND CONSERVATIONCHAPTER 505 AGRICULTURECHAPTER 510 ANIMALSCHAPTER 515 FISHCHAPTER 520 WILDLIFECHAPTER 525 CONSERVATION
TRANSPORTATIONCHAPTER 605 ROADS AND BRIDGESCHAPTER 610 RAILROADSCHAPTER 615 WATERWAYSCHAPTER 620 AIR TRANSPORTATIONCHAPTER 625 VEHICLESCHAPTER 630 GENERAL TRANSPORTATION
RIGHTS AND REMEDIESCHAPTER 705 COURTSCHAPTER 710 ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTIONCHAPTER 715 NOTICESCHAPTER 720 CRIMINAL OFFENSESCHAPTER 725 CRIMINAL PROCEDURECHAPTER 730 CORRECTIONSCHAPTER 735 CIVIL PROCEDURECHAPTER 740 CIVIL LIABILITIESCHAPTER 745 CIVIL IMMUNITIESCHAPTER 750 FAMILIESCHAPTER 755 ESTATESCHAPTER 760 TRUSTS AND FIDUCIARIESCHAPTER 765 PROPERTYCHAPTER 770 LIENSCHAPTER 775 HUMAN RIGHTS
BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENTCHAPTER 805 BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONSCHAPTER 810 COMMERCIAL CODECHAPTER 815 BUSINESS TRANSACTIONSCHAPTER 820 EMPLOYMENT
New York Statutory Code Sections
Consolidated Consolidated Laws of New York
Unconsolidated Unconsolidated Laws of New York
Court Acts Court Acts of New York
Pennsylvania Statutory Code Sections
| Click a Title to View Chapters and Parts TITLE I CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES Ch.1-2 TITLE II STATE ORGANIZATION Ch.6-8 TITLE III LEGISLATIVE BRANCH; COMMISSIONS Ch.10-11 TITLE IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH Ch.14-24 TITLE V JUDICIAL BRANCH Ch.25-44 TITLE VI CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE Ch.45-88 TITLE VII EVIDENCE Ch.90-92 TITLE VIII LIMITATIONS Ch.95 TITLE IX ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS Ch.97-107 TITLE X PUBLIC OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND RECORDS Ch.110-122 TITLE XI COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS Ch.124-164 TITLE XII MUNICIPALITIES Ch.165-185 TITLE XIII PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Ch.186-191 TITLE XIV TAXATION AND FINANCE Ch.192-220 TITLE XV HOMESTEAD AND EXEMPTIONS Ch.222 TITLE XVI TEACHERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM; HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES BONDS Ch.238-243 TITLE XVII MILITARY AFFAIRS AND RELATED MATTERS Ch.250-252 TITLE XVIII PUBLIC LANDS AND PROPERTY Ch.253-274 TITLE XIX PUBLIC BUSINESS Ch.279-290 TITLE XX VETERANS Ch.292-296 TITLE XXI DRAINAGE Ch.298 TITLE XXII PORTS AND HARBORS Ch.308-315 TITLE XXIII MOTOR VEHICLES Ch.316-324 TITLE XXIV VESSELS Ch.326-328 TITLE XXV AVIATION Ch.329-333 TITLE XXVI PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Ch.334-349 TITLE XXVII RAILROADS AND OTHER REGULATED UTILITIES Ch.350-368 TITLE XXVIII NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSERVATION, RECLAMATION, AND USE Ch.369-380 TITLE XXIX PUBLIC HEALTH Ch.381-408 TITLE XXX SOCIAL WELFARE Ch.409-430 TITLE XXXI LABOR Ch.435-452 TITLE XXXII REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS Ch.454-493 TITLE XXXIII REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS Ch.494-560 TITLE XXXIV ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO Ch.561-569 TITLE XXXV AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMAL INDUSTRY Ch.570-604 TITLE XXXVI BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS Ch.605-623 TITLE XXXVII INSURANCE Ch.624-651 TITLE XXXVIII BANKS AND BANKING Ch.655-667 TITLE XXXIX COMMERCIAL RELATIONS Ch.668-688 TITLE XL REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY Ch.689-723 TITLE XLI STATUTE OF FRAUDS, FRAUDULENT TRANSFERS, AND GENERAL ASSIGNMENTS Ch.725-727 TITLE XLII ESTATES AND TRUSTS Ch.731-740 TITLE XLIII DOMESTIC RELATIONS Ch.741-753 TITLE XLIV CIVIL RIGHTS Ch.760-765 TITLE XLV TORTS Ch.766-774 TITLE XLVI CRIMES Ch.775-896 TITLE XLVII CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS Ch.900-985 TITLE XLVIII EARLY LEARNING-20 EDUCATION CODE Ch.1000-1013 TITLE XLIX PARENTS’ BILL OF RIGHTS; TEACHERS’ BILL OF RIGHTS Ch.1014-1015 |
Texas Statutory Codes