1. Legislative Materials Review

2. Federal [U.S. Constitution] U.S. Codes –Federal Rules Code of Federal Regulations Legislative Materials –Congressional Record –Federal Register

3. State California Constitution California Codes –Rules of Court California Code of Regulations Legislative Material

4. Practice Worksheet--Review

5. Internet Sources Findlaw Lexis Academic www.law.cornell.edu www.gpoaccess.gov http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide.php http://uscode.house.gov/ www.leginfo.ca.gov

6. Westlaw Read Material from Westlaw posted on Web site

7. 5 Easy Ways to Retrieve Statutes Using a citation Using an Index Browsing a Table of Contents Popular Names Table Searching by Fields

8. Citation--Templates To Find a template, type the following in citation search box: U.S. Code = usca Code of Fed. REgs = cfr Federal Rules -= us rules California Codes = ca st Cal. Rules of Ct. = ca rules

9. Let’s Try it Citation –California Penal Code 187 –California Rules of Court, rule 2.100 –18 U.S.C. 242 –Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, rule 26

10. Searching Codes Index (federal) –Bankruptcy exemptions Index (state) –health studio contracts TOC –Information about child custody in California

11. Searching codes Popular Names –(fed) No child left behind –(state) Uniform partnership act Searching with fields –What are the elements of the crime of robbery?