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Executive Materials

Executive Materials. Executive Branch. Federal: President Executive orders Presidential proclamations Cabinet Administrative Agencies Examples: Patent office, SEC, IRS Code of Federal Regulations Specific forms and procedures. Executive Branch, cont. State Governor

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Executive Materials

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  1. Executive Materials

  2. Executive Branch • Federal: • President • Executive orders • Presidential proclamations • Cabinet • Administrative Agencies • Examples: Patent office, SEC, IRS • Code of Federal Regulations • Specific forms and procedures

  3. Executive Branch, cont. • State • Governor • Executive orders and proclamations • State Agencies: • Examples: Contractor’s State License Board, Secretary of State, Department of Consumer Affairs • Cal. Admin. Code • Specific forms and procedures • Local • Executive • Local ordinances/municipal codes

  4. Web sites (Free) • Federal • www.whitehouse.gov • www.usa.gov • www.gpo.gov / www.gpo.gov/fdsys • http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide/federal/usexec.php • http://www.uspto.gov/ • www.sec.gov (EDGAR)

  5. State & Local • www.ca.gov • www.statelocalgov.net • www.usa.gov • http://ccr.oal.ca.gov • http://www.municode.com/Library • [local gov. web site]

  6. Federal Legal Research Materials • Executive orders • Executive Proclamations • Federal register • Administrative regulations (CCR) • Administrative “actions”

  7. Executive Orders/Proclamations • Whitehouse.gov • “Briefing Room”

  8. Federal Registerhttps://www.federalregister.gov/ • The Federal Register is the main source for the U.S. federal government agencies': • Proposed new rules and regulations • Final rules • Changes to existing rules • Notices of meetings and adjudicatory proceedings • Presidential documents including Executive orders, proclamations and administrative orders.

  9. Free Access to Federal Register • https://www.federalregister.gov • www.gpo.gov/fdsys • Let’s take a look at both and compare

  10. “Regulations” • CFR • www.gpo.gov/fdsys • Select Code of Federal Regulations (Right panel) • Search by citation (Advanced Search Box) • Look at Electronic CFR • Look at List of CFR Sections Affected ( = latest changes) • Available widely on Internet

  11. Let’s Try It

  12. WestlawNext

  13. Executive Orders/Proclamations • On previous screen, link on Federal Administrative Decisions….. • At end of top list, see Executive Office of President and link

  14. Let’s Take a Look and Practice • Executive Order—Look at Most Recent (as of 2/23) • Exec. Order No. 1365 • 79 FR 9851 • 2014 WL 638013

  15. CFR • 28 C.F.R. § 1.2

  16. California-- Free Sources • State: www.ca.gov • State agencies (left side of screen) • Governor: www.gov.ca.gov • Executive orders (Under Newsroom tab) • CCR--California Code of Regulations: regulations that have been formally adopted by state agencies • http://ccr.oal.ca.gov/ (do not use www)

  17. California--Westlaw • “Browse”—State Materials • Select California • Select Regulations for CCR • Select Administrative Decisions and Guidance for all others.

  18. WestlawNext

  19. Let’s take a look and practice • Westlaw • Free Sources

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