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California Briefs Collection: Briefs Online

Scope of the Briefs Databases

Online Service                            Courts                            Coverage
Archival Hard Drive Collection (on-site only, mediated)

CA Supreme

CA Courts of Appeal

CA Supreme: 1972 - 1994/95

CA COA: 1972 - 1994/95

CA Public Law Library Briefs Service (available on-site only)

CA Supreme

CA Courts of Appeal

CA Supreme: Complete; 1990 - Current

CA COA: Complete; 1996 - Current

Both: 1972 - 1995; High-usage cases

Exclusions: juvenile, sexual assault, and other categories of cases containing confidential data at West's discretion.

Data masking: SSNs, dates of birth, financial account numbers, and driver's license numbers.

Westlaw California Briefs Database (on-site only, mediated)   

CA Supreme   

CA Courts of Appeal   

CA Supreme: Complete; 1990 - Current

CA COA: Complete; 1996 - Current

Exclusions: juvenile, sexual assault, and other categories of cases containing confidential data at West's discretion.

Data masking: SSNs, dates of birth, financial account numbers, and driver's license numbers.