Contra Costa County Library Guides - Law

Featured Titles

Illegal People: how globalization creates migration and criminalizes immigrants - David Bacon
Laboratory of Justice: the Supreme Court's 200-year struggle to integrate science and the law - David L. Faigman
Civil Wars: the battle for gay marriage
Five Years of My Life: an innocent man in Guantanamo - Murat Kurnaz

Welcome to the Law subject guide where you can find legal resources in the library's collection along with law-related websites, news and podcasts.

Not a lawyer? Not to worry. These pages focus on self-help resources:

This tab: From our catalog, featured titles, self-help books, eBooks, suggested searches & databases
Tab 2: Comprehensive local, state & federal law websites
Tab 3: Legal aid organizations & resources on your legal rights

Nolo Press legal guides

Dozens of books from the leading publisher of legal self-help guides, including: Nolo's guide to California law; Do your own California adoption; The lawsuit survival guide.
Sphinx Publishing legal guides

Dozens of "legal survival guides" including: How to start a business in California; Gay & lesbian rights; The complete book of personal legal forms. Includes books in Spanish.

Encyclopedia of the American Constitution
Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of constitutional law, from overviews, to court cases, to biographies of key lawmakers. Use your library card # to log in.
Legal Topics in Technology from Safari Books Online
More than 1,000 eBooks addressing law, business and technology. Use your library card # to log in.

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Gale's LegalTrac Database
Articles from major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar associations and international legal journals. Use your library card # to log in.
Opposing Viewpoints Research Center
A respected database covering more than 100 social issues. Useful for students and legal beginners. Use advanced search to select content level or specify document type (e.g., case digest, legislation). Use your library card # to log in.

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