How to do Legal Research: California Cases

This is the official site for the California court system. Here, you can find slip opinions of the California Supreme Court and the Courts of Appeal issued within the last 120 days. Supre Court opinions are generally posted immediately upon filing. Courts of Appeal opinions appear within hours of filing. This site also includes unpublished opinions.

Lexis and Westlaw both cover all California courts. Both services usually have opinions online within a week, sometimes within days.

This service is now available online only from The Recorder.

This set is on the plaza level of the law library. For California cases, publication is usually within a week of the decision. The DAR covers the California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal, the State Bar Court, US Supreme Court, and the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. There is a monthly subject index to help locate decisions. The law library keeps the DAR for 6 months.