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Federal Sources
Federal Legal Publications - What Are They?
(PDF 119 KB)
Guide describes many government publications
featuring congressional proceedings, laws,
rules, notices, regulations, and codes. All are
held in print at the Main Branch, and most can
be found online. The guide details their
coverage and directs to online access.
USA.Gov
Information portal for the federal government.
Can conduct many government transactions and
search by topic, federal agency, or keyword. See
Public Safety and Law category for law-related
information.
Laws / Legislation
THOMAS
Thomas contains several databases and should be used when doing research
on current legislation. Committee information, Congressional Record, and
Historical Documents are also available along with current House and
Senate directories. This source is highly recommended to use as a starting
point for researching federal legislation information.
US
Code The US Code contains the general and permanent Federal
laws of the United States. This database should be used when finding
current laws and amendments that are currently in effect.
Rules and Regulations
Federal
Register This source contains regulations (for regulatory and
non-regulatory agencies,) proposed regulations, announcements regarding
agency actions, Presidential proclamations and Executive Orders, notices
of hearings, and grant announcements. The Federal Register is
issued on a daily basis. All US Government agency rules and regulations
will first appear in the Federal Register. The Federal Register
is used to update the Code of Federal Regulations. Please
see a Librarian for further explanation.
Code
of Federal Regulations The
Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) is a codification of the general and permanent rules published in
the Federal Register. This database should be used when researching
current regulations. Please note that the CFR is issued annually.
Therefore, one must use the LSA (List of CFR Sections Affected) and
the Federal Register to obtain current up-to-date information. Please see
a Librarian for further explanation.
Case Law And Courts
Federal
Research Resources This site hosted by Georgetown
University Law Library provides a host of links to various circuits within
the Federal judiciary system. A map outlining the circuits is provided.
Historical Supreme Court
Decisions Supreme Court Decisions
from 1937 -1975 are available from volumes 300 through 422 of the US
Reports. This database is searchable by case and keyword.
United
States Bankruptcy Court, District of Arizona
This site
provides information about filing for bankruptcy. It includes downloads
for general forms and instructions, local rules, case filings, and
information on where to file.
Supreme
Court Collection The US
Supreme Court is the highest court in the US judicial system. This site
makes available US Supreme Court decisions from May 1990 to present under
the auspices of Project Hermes.
U.S.
Courts This is a good starting point for
those unclear about the U.S. courts system. Includes information on the
Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. District Courts and U.S.
Bankruptcy Court.
Arizona Sources
Laws / Legislation
ALIS-
Arizona Legislative Information Service
This all-in-one site
contains Arizona Statutes, session laws, and bills introduced to the
current legislative session. The Arizona Constitution, budget, and
profiles of the State's legislature are also found here.
Arizona
Residential LandLord and Tenant Act
The Secretary of State's
office provides the full-text of this important law on its website. View
online or download as an Adobe Acrobat file.
Guide to
Arizona Unemployment Insurance Benefits Get a better
understanding of your rights and responsibilities when claiming
unemployment insurance benefits.
Rules and Regulations
Arizona
Administrative Code "Table of Contents" section
contains Rules. Available in PDF or RTF format.
Arizona
Administrative Register Issued from the Secretary of State,
this source includes the Governor's Executive Orders and Proclamations,
Notices of proposed rules, Digests of the Attorney General opinions, State
Boards and Commissioners and more.
Case Law and Courts
Arizona
Rules of Court This site contains links providing unannotated
versions of Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules of Criminal Procedure,
Arizona Rules of Evidence, Arizona Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure,
Rules of the Supreme Court and more.
Arizona
Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
This link to the Arizona
Judicial Department provides Rules of the Court, as well as links to
recent decisions of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, Division 1 and
2.
Legal Notices (PDF, 114
KB, 4 pp.) List of local sources for public notices including bids,
business licenses, foreclosures, liens, patents, real estate notices,
and other legal notices.
Superior
Court of Arizona in Maricopa County
Provides access to more
than 20 million Superior Court case records dating back to 1987.
Biographical information on judges, links to court departments, and much
more available.
City of Mesa
City
of Mesa Code Book Contains Mesa's ordinances and amendments
adopted by the City. Mesa City Charter is also included.
City
of Mesa Municipal Court Mesa Municipal Court has jurisdiction to hear
violations of City ordinances, misdemeanor violations of state laws, and
civil traffic violations.
Arizona Legal Forms
Arizona
Judicial Department Forms
require Adobe Acrobat Reader to download. Various forms on Domestic
Relations, Family Crisis, Name change, Probate, Landlord/Tenant, and Small
Claims are available.
Arizona
Secretary of State Free forms available for state Trademark
and Trade Names, Limited Liability Partnerships, and UCC Filings.
eCourt This
Website contains interactive interviews that will assist you in
completing the forms necessary to create court documents for Legal
Separation, Dissolution of Marriage, Conciliation and Small Claims.
Legal Forms Archive
Legal forms specific for business or personal use. Scroll down the page
to see the full list of forms available. To print a form, highlight the
text you want to print, click on print, then select "selection" in the
print options pop-up box.
Life Care Planning Packet Direct links to Arizona state forms
relating to life care when a person is unable to make medical decisions
for his/herself. Includes:
- Durable Health Care Power of Attorney
- Living Will
- Pre-Hospital Medical Directive (Do Not Resuscitate)
- Durable Medical Health Care Power of Attorney and
- Letter To My Agent (Representative)
Superior
Court of Arizona in Maricopa -- Self Service Center
Along
with forms for family court, juvenile cases, probate cases and others,
this site also provides information on the court and a list of lawyers and
mediators.
Legal Organizations & Locators
American
Bar Association Links to
ABA lawyer locator, ABA publications, volunteer lawyer programs and more
are available.
AZLawHelp.org Legal information and
assistance for Arizonans (primarily low- and
moderate- income), offering topics of all types
including family, housing, and work, links to
pertinent agencies, and a directory of
organizations offering legal support. Review the
Q&A section or ask questions if your situation
is not listed.
Los
Abogados - The Hispanic Bar Association of Maricopa County
This affiliated organization of the National Hispanic Bar Association
represents the interests of Hispanic attorneys, judges, law professors and
students, and the Hispanic community throughout Arizona.
Martindale-Hubbell
® Law Directory This source is considered the "primary
research source for information about attorneys and law firms around the
world."
State
Bar of Arizona This site provides helpful links for those
looking for a lawyer or legal specialist, state bar information and more.
Law Schools
Law
Schools This site contains
information on all ABA approved Law Schools and other links for those
considering this occupation.
Law
School Admission Council Information about the LSAT, choosing
a law school, forms, and available grants are available.
Legal Gateways & All-In-One Information
All sites listed below contain thousands of
links to various areas of the law. These are often good starting points
for those who want to browse or view what is available on the Internet.
All
Law
American
Law Sources Online (ALSO)
FindLaw
Law and Policy Institutions
Guide
Lawyers.Com
Legal
Information Institute
National Criminal Justice Reference
Service
Naturalization
Practice
Questions for the U.S. Citizenship Exam
U.S.
Citizenship Tests Prepare for the U.S. Citizenship test with this
site, which includes practice questions.
