Today is the last day to register to vote in CA! You can register online at the Secretary of State’s office. Need help figuring out who to vote for? Need more information on all those propositions? Ballotpedia is a nonpartisan Read More …
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eCFR Information
We occasionally get asked for the Code of Federal Regulations. For those who are unfamiliar with this resource, the CFR is: “The codified version of the general and permanent rules and regulations published in the Federal Register by the executive departments Read More …
Legal Aid Clinic at the Law Library Returns 9/6/16
We are so excited to welcome back our volunteer attorneys in September. The clinic is first come, first served, and attorneys cover a wide variety of topics. From February to June, the clinic assisted over 200 people! Interested in Read More …
Pleading Paper
We’ve had a few requests here recently for pleading paper. You may have seen pleading paper used before–it has a line of numbers down the left hand side, 1 through 28, and is used for legal filings. By far the easiest Read More …
Free Credit Report
Did you know that you are entitled to one free copy of your credit report every 12 months from each of the three nationwide credit reporting companies [Equifax, Experian, & TransUnion]? You can order online from annualcreditreport.com [the only authorized website for free Read More …
Winning the Lottery
For Wednesday, February 11’s drawing, the Powerball has reached an incredible $485 million. Winning the lottery is a dream for many, but for some winners it’s been the cause of great misfortune, so much so that it’s believed there’s a Read More …
Phone Scams
The library received a very interesting call the other day. A voice on the phone told us we were behind on our utility payments and if we did not send payment immediately, they would send someone to shut off our Read More …
Pneumatic tubes and other newfangled devices
Interesting news out of the year end report on the state of the Federal Judiciary from Chief Justice Roberts– The Supreme Court will bypass the federal judiciary’s somewhat troubled electronic case-filing system in favor of its own, expected to come in Read More …
Now Offering Westlaw Next
For the past few months VCLL has had access to Westlaw Next available to patrons and staff, and the response has been fairly positive. While change can be difficult, Next offers enough improvements and interesting features that the learning curve Read More …
New California Laws!
A whopping 930 laws are going into effect this year, most starting January 1st. The LA Times has this article covering the new laws, which deal with everything from sports team owners taking a tax deduction for penalties (inspired by Donald Read More …