Mk. Saunders, CALIFORNIA LEGAL HISTORY - THE LEGAL-SYSTEM UNDER THE UNITED-STATES-MILITARY-GOVERNMENT, 1846-1849, Law library journal, 88(4), 1996, pp. 488-522
Professor Saunders examines the legal system implemented in California
after its occupation by the United States in 1846, but prior to state
hood, and reviews the materials available for researching the legal hi
story of this period.