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The Library has a variety of resources to help you understand legal research and to explain how to cite cases and other legal documents. Please refer to our Legal Citations page for more information.
The following style manuals are standards for legal citation styles used by the courts:
California Style Manual: A Handbook of Legal Style for California Courts and Lawyers
Redbook: A Manual on Legal Style
Understanding and Mastering The Bluebook : A Guide for Students and PractitionersTry the following Library Catalog search then refine/filter the results by format, date, or subject to see how the results change:
Additional subject tems you might consider include:
The following legal databases are a great place to begin.
Content: Database supporting business and legal research.
Purpose: News, journals, and company profiles and directories for both public and private companies.
Special Features: U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to the 1790s, New York Times articles, Cases, Law Reviews, Company & Country Information, and much more.
Content: Legal material from California's Continuing Education of the Bar.
Purpose: Provides an all-in-one legal research solution.
8/19/20: If OnLAW does not load properly in Chrome, you may need to clear site data first.
Try this sample search from EBSCO's Business source Premier: sexual harassment and labor laws
Try filtering the results by source type and peer-review
