Government Printing Office (GPO)
Provides access to government publications including the Federal Register, Congressional Record, US Code

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Congressional legislative information including bills, committee reports, and retrieval of public laws by number (93rd - 107th sessions).

U.S. Code
The Office of Law Revision Counsel provides a searchable official version of the U.S. Code. This database provides several types of advance searches. It is possible to restrict your keyword search by title, section, subtitle, etc.... Another type of advance search allows you to find cross references for a particular title and section number.

The Federal Court Locator provided by Villanova University School of Law offers information on each court and where available slip opinions. Kern County is in the 9th Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals & the Eastern District of the United States Districts Courts and the Bankruptcy Court