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Publisher: University of California, Hastings College of the Law California Ballot Initiatives (1912-present) 
 A database covering decades of California ballot initiatives. Contains "the full text of the initiatives, accompanying material relating to their filing and qualification, related legal and legislative history, and digital images of pertinent documents." Searchable by keyword, Secretary of State or Attorney General number, year, and ballot qualification status. From the Hastings Law Library, University of California, Hastings College of the Law. http://holmes.uchastings.edu/cgi-bin/starfinder/0?path=calinits.txt&id=webber&pass=webber&OK=OK Topics: Elections Last updated Jul 5, 2006 Research Guide: Compiling a California Legislative History
A step-by-step guide to compiling the history of a California law, useful for legal researchers, lay advocates of legal issues, and students trying to determine what legislators had in mind in drafting a particular law. From the Hastings Law Library (University of California, Hastings College of Law). http://library.uchastings.edu/library/california-research/calleghist.html Topics: Law Last updated Sep 19, 2008 All Persons Born or Naturalized ... The Legacy of U.S. v Wong Kim Ark
Presentation about a landmark 1884 U.S. Supreme Court decision that found "a child born to two Chinese nationals legally present on American soil was an American citizen" and would be allowed to return to the U.S. despite federal Chinese Exclusion Acts. Includes history of anti-Chinese laws and details about Wong Kim Ark's case and current legal issues. Prepared by librarian Chuck Marcus of the Hastings Law Library, University of California, Hastings College of the Law. http://library.uchastings.edu/library/topical-and-course-research-guides/wkadisplay/ Topics: Judicial Process, Law Last updated May 6, 2009 |
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