State Points and Authorities
For more than one hundred years, California courts have looked to evidence of legislative intent in construing California law. Legislative Intent Service, Inc. has gathered more than 700 of these cases into a set of points and authorities that is available to you here.
The points and authorities provide discussion and case law on two major areas:
| Authority and Procedure for Judicial Consideration, updated August 2006 Note: The table of contents for this document is hyperlinked. You may click on the topic names or page numbers to jump to your section. It is also text-searchable. |
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| 2007 Judicial Consideration Supplement |
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| Using Extrinsic Aids in Statutory Construction, updated September 2006 Note: The table of contents for this document is hyperlinked. You may click on the topic names or page numbers to jump to your section. It is also text-searchable |
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| 2007 Statutory Construction Supplement |
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Drafting Aides to Assist Offering Legislative History Materials in Court
| Sample Simple "Motion to Take Judicial Notice" | |
| Sample Strategic "Motion to Take Judicial Notice" | |
| How to Offer Legislative History Documents to a Court and Issues to Consider in Requesting Judicial Notice, updated January 2008 | |
Third District Court of Appeal Ruling - As Modified October 2, 2005
| Considering Kaufman & Broad Communities, Inc. v. Performance Plastering, Inc.: "Housekeeping at the Third District Court of Appeal" | |
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