1. Intro to California Law Jim Raines, Ph.D. Collaborative Health & Human Services

2. Introduction to California Laws ~ Overview of primary sources ~ Statutes ~ Cases ~ Administrative Law ~ Unique Aspects of the California legal system ~ Ballot Measures ~ Depublication of opinions

3. Statutes ~ California does not publish an official code. ~ Two main annotated codes: ~ West’s Annotated California Codes ~ Westlaw (CA-ST-ANN) ~ Deering’s California Codes Annotated ~ LexisNexis (STATES;CACODE) ~ http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html (unannotated) http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html

4. CSUMB ● EDU There are 2 ways to search California Law: 1) by Code or 2) by keyword.

5. CSUMB ● EDU Try starting with the most likely Code for your topic. Then click Search below.

6. CSUMB ● EDU At the Table of Contents, you can scroll down until you find the area related to your topic.

7. CSUMB ● EDU If your topic is about the rights of minors, scroll down to Division 11, then select your exact topic.

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9. You may also search by a Code and keyword or phrase.

10. CSUMB ● EDU This search resulted in 20 section groups where the keyword was found. Only the first ten are listed on this page. Pick one at time.

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12. Ballot Measures ~ Initiatives vs. Referenda ~ Initiative: “power of the electors to propose statutes and amendments to the Constitution and to adopt or reject them” (Cal. Const., Art. II, Sec. 8) ~ Referendum: “power of the electors to approve or reject statutes or parts of statutes” (Cal. Const. Art. II, Sec. 9) ~ Example: Proposition 209 was an initiative that amended Cal. Const. (Art. 1, Sec. 31) ~ California Ballot Propositions, http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_j.htm http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_j.htm

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14. CSUMB ● EDU The Hastings database is searchable!

15. CSUMB ● EDU You can then choose to search the California Ballot Propositions.

16. CSUMB ● EDU You can search by keyword and delimit the search only to those propositions that passed. This search resulted in ten records, click “Display Search Results” to see them.

17. CSUMB ● EDU You can then see the exact language and its potential fiscal effect.

18. Depublication ~ Once review has been granted, the Courts of Appeal opinion is generally superseded and cannot be cited for precedent unless the Supreme Court specifies otherwise. ~ The Supreme Court may also depublish or partially publish a certified decision from the Courts of Appeal. ~ Online: use citators in Westlaw or LexisNexis. ~ See UCLA Law Library guide ~ http://libguides.law.ucla.edu/depublication http://libguides.law.ucla.edu/depublication

19. Courts ~ Supreme Court of California ~ Courts of Appeal ~ 1st: San Francisco ~ 2nd: Los Angeles ~ 3rd: Sacramento ~ 4th: San Diego ~ 5th: Fresno ~ 6th: San Jose ~ Superior Courts – Trial Courts

20. Finding Case Law Online ~ Westlaw (CA-CS) ~ LexisNexis (CAL;CACTS) ~ California Courts website (http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions)http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions ~ Findlaw (http://www.findlaw.com/cacases) (from 1934)http://www.findlaw.com/cacases ~ Public Library of Law (http://www.plol.org/) (from 1997)http://www.plol.org/ ~ LexisOne (http://www.lexisone.com) (from 2003)http://www.lexisone.com

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23. CSUMB ● EDU Scroll down to read the Terms & Condition, then check the box before clicking View Opinions.

24. CSUMB ● EDU First, select which cases you want to search, then use a key word (for phrases use quotation marks). Click Go to retrieve results.

25. CSUMB ● EDU Click on a case that seems relevant to your topic.

26. CSUMB ● EDU Since this case is 85 pages, you may want to save it as a Word document so you can search it for keywords.

27. Administrative Law ~ California Code of Regulations (CCR) - Official ~ CCR formerly known as the California Administrative Code (1945-1979) ~ Divided into 28 different titles ~ Citation form: Cal. Code Regulations. Title 3, § 441 (2009)

28. Finding Administrative Law ~ California Code of Regulations ~ LexisNexis: CAL;CAADMN ~ Westlaw: CA-ADC ~ Online: http://www.oal.ca.gov/ccr.htmhttp://www.oal.ca.gov/ccr.htm ~ California Administrative Decisions ~ LexisNexis: CAL;CAAGEN ~ Westlaw: U.S. State Materials > California > Administrative & Executive Materials ~ Online: http://www.ca.gov/About/Government/agencyindex.html http://www.ca.gov/About/Government/agencyindex.html

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30. You can search multiple ways, but searching by Words probably works best.

31. CSUMB ● EDU Use a phrase in quotation marks to narrow your search, then click Search.

32. CSUMB ● EDU Find the regulation that best fits your topic and click on the blue link.

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