Resource Links

CODES & UNIFORM LAWS

California Codes http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html

Municipal Codes http://qcode.us/epub.htm

U.S. Codes http://uscode.house.gov/search/criteria.shtml

U.S. Consumer Credit Laws http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/consumer_credit.html

U.S. Landlord-Tenant Laws http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/consumer_credit.html

Uniform Laws http://www.nccusl.org/nccusl/DesktopDefault.cfmx?tabindex=0&tabid=1

U.C.C.: Articles 1-9 http://www.law.cornell.edu:80/ucc/ucc.table.html

CONSUMER RESOURCES

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) http://www.aarp.org

American Consumer Institute http://www.theamericanconsumer.org/

American Council on Consumer Interests http://www.consumerInterests.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1

California Department of Consumer Affairs http://www.dca.ca.gov/

California Office of Privacy Protection http://www.privacy.ca.gov/

CALPIRG Consumer Advocates http://calpirg.org/

Consumer Action http://www.consumer-action.org/

Consumer Attorneys of California http://www.caoc.com/ca/

Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles http://www.caala.org/

Consumer Federation of America http://www.consumerfed.org/

Consumers’ Union http://www.consumersunion.org/

Consumer Watchdog http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/

Consumer World http://www.consumerworld.org/

Los Angeles Department of Consumer Affairs http://consumer-affairs.co.la.ca.us/

National Association of Consumer Advocates http://www.naca.net/

National Consumer Attorneys http://www.consumerlaw.org/

National Consumer Law Center http://www.consumerlaw.org/

National Consumers League http://www.nclnet.org/

UCL Practitioner http://17200blog.blogspot.com/

INSURANCE RESOURCES

AM Best Insurance Rating http://www.ambest.com/

California Department of Insurance http://www.insurance.ca.gov/

California Insurance Ratings http://www.insurance.ca.gov/docs/index.html

California Fair Claims Settlement Practices http://www.insurance.ca.gov/LGL/Fairregs.htm

Crash Testing & Insurance Rating http://www.iii.org/

EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES

California Department of Fair Employment & Housing http://www.dfeh.ca.gov/

California Employment Lawyers Association http://www.celaweb.org/

Child Labor Coalition http://www.stopchildlabor.org/

Employment Discrimination Materials http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/employment_discrimination.html

Salary Calculations by Region http://www.salary.com/

U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics http://stats.bls.gov/

FEDERAL AND STATE JUDICIAL BRANCH SITES

The Supreme Court

Supreme Court of the United States http://www.supremecourtus.gov/

Lower FEDERAL Courts

Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation http://www.jpml.uscourts.gov/index.html

U.S. Bankruptcy Courts http://www.uscourts.gov/bankruptcycourts.html

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit http://www.fedcir.gov/

U.S. Court of International Trade http://www.cit.uscourts.gov/

U.S. Courts of Appeals http://www.uscourts.gov/courtsofappeals.html

U.S. District Courts http://www.uscourts.gov/districtcourts.html

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/

California, Central District http://www.cacd.uscourts.gov

California, Southern District http://www.casd.uscourts.gov/

California, Eastern District http://www.caed.uscourts.gov

California, Northern District http://www.cand.uscourts.gov

U.S. Federal Courts, by Geographic Location and Circuit http://www.uscourts.gov/courtlinks/

Special FEDERAL Courts

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces http://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims http://www.vetapp.gov/

U.S. Court of Federal Claims http://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/

U.S. Tax Court http://www.ustaxcourt.gov/

Federal Court Support Organizations

Administrative Office of the United States Courts http://www.uscourts.gov/adminoff.html

Federal Judicial Center http://www.fjc.gov/

U.S. Sentencing Commission http://www.ussc.gov/

Additional Federal Court Resources

About Federal Courts http://www.fjc.gov/federal/courts.nsf

About the Judicial Branch http://bensguide.gpo.gov/9-12/government/national/judicial.html

Supreme Court of the United States http://www.supremecourtus.gov/

Federal Civil Jury Instructions http://www.ce9.uscourts.gov/web/sdocuments.nsf/civ

STATE COURT LINKS

Superior Court: Los Angeles http://www.lasuperiorcourt.org/

Superior Court: Orange County http://www.occourts.org/

Superior Court: San Diego http://www.sandiego.courts.ca.gov/superior/

California Courthouse News Service http://www.courtnews.com/circuitsummaries/California.html

State Civil Jury Instructions http://www.netlawlibraries.com/jurinst/ji_toc.html

Federal Data Repositories

Library of Congress (Online Catalog) http://catalog.loc.gov

Library of Congress (Thomas Law Library) http://thomas.loc.gov/

House of Representatives  (U.S. Codes) http://uscode.house.gov/

Government Printing Office (Government Information Locator Service) http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/gils/index.html

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO Gate) http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html

Cornell University (U.S. Code Library) http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/

HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS RESOURCES

American Civil Liberties Union http://www.aclu.org/

Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/

California Rural Legal Assistance http://www.urbaninstitute.org/

Centers for Human Rights http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/links/centers.html

Electronic Frontier Foundation http://www.eff.org/

Equal Rights http://www.equalrights.org/

Human Rights Watch http://www.hrw.org/

Legal Services Corporation http://www.lsc.gov/

National Lawyers Guild http://www.nlg.org/

New York Legal Assistance http://www.nylag.org

Privacy Rights http://www.privacyrights.org/

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights http://www.usccr.gov/

IMMIGRATION RESOURCES

Citizens and Immigrants for Equality http://www.ciej.org/

Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles http://www.grass-roots.org/usa/chirla.shtml

Cornell University (Immigration Law Library) http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/immigration.html

Division of Immigration Health Services http://www.inshealth.org

Department of Homeland Security http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/

Executive Office For Immigration Review http://www.usdoj.gov/eoir/

Government Sites http://uscis.gov/graphics/othergov/index.htm

Foreign Consular Offices in the U.S. http://www.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/fco/

Foreign Labor Certification http://www.ows.doleta.gov/foreign.cfm

Lesbian & Gay Immigration Rights http://www.lgirtf.org/

Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service http://www.lirs.org/

Mi Casa / Su Casa http://www.ilw.com/micasa/home.htm

Asian American Justice Center http://www.advancingequality.org/

National Council of La Raza http://www.nclr.org/

National Immigration Forum http://www.immigrationforum.org/

National Immigration Law Center http://www.nilc.org/

National Network for Immigrant & Refugee Rights http://www.nnirr.org/

New York Association for New Americans http://www.nyana.org/

Northern California Coalition for Immigrant Rights http://www.nccir.org/

Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/osc/

Social Security Administration http://www.ssa.gov/

Social Security Online: Immigration Page http://www.ssa.gov/immigration/

Social Security Online: Multi-Language Gateway http://www.ssa.gov/multilanguage/

Social Security Online: How to Apply http://www.ssa.gov/replace_sscard.html

Social Security Online: How to Apply (SS-5-FS) from Overseas http://www.ssa.gov/online/ss-5fs.html

Urban Institute http://www.urbaninstitute.org/

U.S. Embassies and Missions Abroad http://usembassy.state.gov

U.S. Department of State http://www.state.gov/countries/

U.S. Visas http://unitedstatesvisas.gov/index.html

U.S. Visit http://www.dhs.gov/us-visit

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement http://www.ice.gov

U.S. Customs and Border Protection http://www.cbp.gov

Visa Services http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/index.html

Visa Appointment Reservation System https://www.nvars.com/use/

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RESOURCES

US Patent & TM Office http://www.uspto.gov/

World Intellectual Property http://www.wipo.int/index.html.en

MISCELLANEOUS RESOURCES

Association of Research Libraries http://arl.cni.org/members.html

City of Los Angeles http://www.lacity.org/

State & Local Government on the Net http://www.statelocalgov.net/

PERSONAL INJURY RESOURCES

ELDER ABUSE RESOURCES

Elder Abuse Resource Center http://www.elder-abuse.com/

Elder Law Answers http://www.elderlawanswers.com/

MEDICAL RESOURCES

American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery http://www.aboms.org/

American Dental Association http://www.ada.org/

American Medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org/

California Board of Registered Nursing http://www.rn.ca.gov/

Doctor State Licensing Boards http://www.docboard.org/

Emedicine http://www.emedicine.com/

Electronic Textbook of Hand Surgery http://www.eatonhand.com/default.htm

Hospital Data http://www.hospital-data.com/

LADHS Hospital Directory http://www.ladhs.org/hospitals/

MedLine http://medlineplus.gov/

Spine Resource http://www.back.com/

Trigeminal Neuralgia http://www.umanitoba.ca/cranial_nerves/trigeminal_neuralgia/index.htm

U.S. National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/

PRODUCTS

Consumer Product Safety http://www.cpsc.gov/

Protecting People First Foundation www.protectingpeople.org

TRAFFIC / VEHICLE SAFETY / LAW ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES

Center for Auto Safety http://www.autosafety.org/

Consumers for Auto Reliability & Safety http://www.carconsumers.com/

California Traffic Control Devices Committee http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/signtech/newtech/

California Highway Patrol http://www.chp.ca.gov/

CHP Incident Reports http://cad.chp.ca.gov/

Los Angeles Sheriffs Department http://www.lasd.org/

Los Angeles Police Department http://www.lapdonline.org/

Pursuit Policy Database http://pursuitwatch.org/

State Traffic & Speed Laws http://www.mit.edu/~jfc/laws.html

Transportation Research Board http://gulliver.trb.org/

WORKERS COMPENSATION RESOURCES

Workers Compensation Appeals Board http://www.dir.ca.gov/wcab/

Workcomp Central http://www.workcompcentral.com/

STATE AND LOCAL BAR ASSOCIATION RESOURCES

National Directory of Bar Associations http://www.palidan.com/statebar.htm

American Bar Association http://www.abanet.org/

California Bar Association http://www.calbar.ca.gov/state/calbar/calbar_home.jsp

Los Angeles County Bar Association http://www.lacba.org/

New York State Bar Association http://www.nysba.org/

New York City Bar Association http://www.abcny.org/

Washington D.C. Bar Association http://www.dcbar.org/

New Jersey Bar Association http://www.njsba.com/

Pennsylvania Bar Association http://www.pabar.org/