Legal Research Websites

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• Mini Research Class
  A self-guided mini-class on how to do legal research from the Council of California County Law Librarians.
• Locating the Law
  This 250-page guide to finding law was written by the Southern California Association of Law Librarians to help non-law librarians understand legal research and get started finding answers to questions. Read it online or download a copy for future use.
• Guide to Free Legal Research
  This guide to free legal research materials on the Web is a collaboration of the Legal Information Institute, Justia, and the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction.
• Laws and Legal Research from Nolo
  The leading legal self-help publisher Nolo provides a research page with links to state and federal law.
• Google Scholar
  Google Scholar allows you to search specifically for legal resources by choosing the radio button "Legal opinions and journals," which is located below the search box.