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California Legal System Case Study

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C. California Legal System

1. Survey of State and Local Lawmaking Bodies

California (State) Law
Lawmaking Body
Branch
Type of Law
Publication
California Legislature
Legislative
Statutory Law
West’s Annotated California Codes, Deering’s Annotated California Codes
California Supreme Court
Judicial
Case Law
California Reports, California Reporter,
Pacific Reporter
California Courts of Appeal
Judicial
Case Law
California Appellate Reports, California Reporter (after 1960), Pacific Reporter (through 1959)
California Superior Courts (trial courts in each county)
Judicial
Orders
Not officially reported, but may be available online through individual court docket websites.
California Administrative Agencies
Executive
State Regulations
Barclay’s
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