Government Publications and Law
Reference Shelf: Law
Page Contains:
- Constitutional Law
- Statutory Law (Legislative)
- Case/Common Law (Judicial)
- Administrative Law
- Library Guides & Databases
Constitutional Law
Federal
- Constitution of the United States
- Charters of Freedom
- From the National Archives; includes images of the US Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Declaration of Independence
California
Statutory Law (Legislative)
Federal
- US Code: via the Office of the Law Revision Counsel
- US Code: via GPO Access
- Public & Private Laws
- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
- 1993 to current year; includes signing statements, messages released by the White House Presss Secretary
- US Statutes at Large
- THOMAS
- Legislative information from the Library of Congress
California
- California Code
- California Legislature Homepage
- Includes bill information and access points to California Statutes and Constitution
- California Law Revision Commission
- Legislative Counsel of California
- Official California Legislative Information
Santa Cruz County & City
- Santa Cruz County Code
- Santa Cruz Municipal Code
- Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors
- Santa Cruz City Council
Publications & Guides
- US Federal Government: How a bill becomes a law
- About US Statutes at Large
- About Presidential Signing Statements
- From the American Presidency Project at UC Santa Barbara
- About Public & Private Laws
- California Citizen's Guides to the Legislative Process
- Guide to Municipal Government in California
- From the League of Women Voters of California
Judicial Law
Federal
- The Federal Judiciary
- Supreme Court of the United States
- US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
State & Local
Publications & Guides
- Understanding the Federal Courts
- From the Administrative Office of the United States Courts; "an introduction to the federal judicial system, its organization and administration, and its relationship to the legislative and executive branches of the government"
- About California Courts
- From the Judicial Council of California
- Guide to Legal Literacy
- From the State Bar of California; provides a basic introduction to the US judicial system; 233KB PDF
Administrative Law
Federal
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Federal Register:
- Via GPO Access
- Via the National Archives
- Regulations.gov
- Includes regulations open for public comment, final regulations, and non-rulemaking documents
California
Publications & Guides
- The Federal Register: What it is and how to use it
- Online tutorial from the National Archives; includes section on the Code of Federal Regulations
- What is a Regulation?
- From the California Office of Administrative Law; 64KB PDF
Library Guides & Databases
UCSC Collections Guide: Legal Studies
Library Databases: Require on-site UCSC or OCA access
Public Databases
Updated June 04, 2008
Contact govpubs@library.ucsc.edu
