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Subject Scopes

Scopes of subjects used to index guides and databases on this site.

Business & Corporate Law

includes

  • agency
  • alternative dispute resolution
  • antitrust
  • biotechnology law
  • contracts
  • finance
  • formation & dissolution
  • mergers & acquisitions
  • planning
  • licensed databases with relevant content

does not include

California Law

includes

  • laws of the State of California
  • legal fields primarily controlled by law from the state level of government
  • licensed databases with relevant content

Clinic Resources

Subject for Guides Only

includes

  • guides created for a legal clinic

does not include

  • databases

Legal Clinics

  • Appellate Clinic
  • Child Advocacy Clinic
  • Civil Clinic
  • Education and Disability Clinic
  • Energy Law and Policy Clinic
  • Entrepreneurship Clinic
  • Federal Tax Clinic
  • Housing Rights Clinic
  • Immigration Clinic
  • Public Interest Law Clinic
  • State Income Tax Clinic – California
  • State Sales and Use Tax – California
  • Veterans Clinic
  • Workers' Rights
  • Women's Legal Clinic

Criminal Law

includes

  • defense & prosecution
  • legal research platforms and publishers that cover California Criminal Law
  • licensed databases with relevant content

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility

Subject for Guides Only

includes

  • Guides on DEIA matters

does not include

  • databases

Employment & Labor Law

includes

  • employers & employees
  • workers rights
  • organized labor
  • licensed databases with relevant content

does not include

Environmental & Energy Law

Foreign & International Law

includes

  • foreign laws
    • the laws of states other than the United States of America
  • international laws
    • the laws that affect the relationships between states
  • licensed & freely available databases with relevant content

does not include

  • foreign & international taxation

Health Law

includes

  • bioethics
  • biomedical research
  • health care
  • insurance
  • malpractice
  • relationships between patients and providers
  • drugs and devices
  • public health

Law School Programs

Legal Research Strategies

Subject for Guides Only

includes

  • guides on how to research

Legal Research Center Events & Exhibits

Subject for Guides Only

includes

  • talks, lectures, conferences, events, and exhibits at the Legal Research Center

Legal Research Center Information & Policies

Subject for Guides Only

includes

  • guides about the Legal Research Center

Legislative & Regulatory History

includes

  • legislative history
  • regulatory history
  • licensed databases with relevant content

does not include

  • dockets & court documents
  • information related to a part of a constitution

News & Journal Articles

Subject for Databases Only

includes

  • newspapers, magazines, and the popular press
  • academic journals
  • professional association newsletters
  • licensed and freely available databases with relevant content

does not include

  • guides

Public Interest Law

includes

  • children's advocacy
  • civil rights
  • consumer protection
  • nonprofit
  • poverty

does not include

Seminars & Paper Writing

Subject for Guides Only

includes

  • guides on writing seminar papers
  • guides for seminar classes

does not include

  • databases

Study Aids

includes

  • guides suggesting study aids
  • licensed databases with relevant content

Tax Law

includes

  • federal and state taxes
  • licensed databases with relevant content