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"Administrative Law"
  • Administrative Law
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What is Administrative Law?
  • Rules set forth by agencies and other quasi-legislative bodies, with delegated authority to do so.
  • This includes rules, procedures, and regulations interpreting the law
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Federal Register
  • Published daily except legal holidays and weekends
  • Contains information supplied by the agencies
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Federal Register Components
  • Table of Contents
  • C.F.R. Parts Affected
  • Reader Aids
  • Rules, Proposed Rules, Notices, Other Executive Material
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Updating
  • Web
  • Check the index published on the last day of the month
  • Then the daily issue(s)
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Code of Federal Regulations
  • First published in 1939 and contained the regulations in force as of June 1, 1938.
  • This was the first compilation of regulations.
  • Published annually in four parts (updated more frequently online).
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Code of Federal Regulations
  • 9 C.F.R. Part 78


  • 9 C.F.R. § 78.41
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Locating Administrative Materials
  • Use the C.F.R. Index.
  • From Tables by Statute
  • Notes in annotated statutes
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How to update
  • Start with the C.F.R.
  • Check the Federal Register
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Finding Related Cases
  • Citator
    • Shepard’s Code of Federal Regulations Citations
    • KeyCite
    • Specialty Publications
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Online Sources
  • Both Lexis & Westlaw cover the FR, the CFR and some administrative materials
  • FR coverage not complete
  • Hein Online
  • Agency materials will vary on the Agency sites