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ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Researching Agency
Rules and Decisions
~~~~~Bridge the Legal Research Gap
Sarah Hollingsworth
June 19, 2003
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Where Were Going
Basics of Administrative Law
Federal Agency Rules
Federal Agency Decisions
State Agency Rules and Decisions
Helpful Hints Summary
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Source: http://pp.okstate.edu/ehs/TRAINING/hazsigns/osha.htm
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BASICS OF
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
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Agencies Defined
Creations of the legislature
Authorized to carry out specific duties:Issue rules and regulations
Adjudicate claims and disputes
Enforce and administer machinery ofgovernment
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Two Types of Agencies
Executive
May not act independently of executive
Head serves at pleasure of executive
Independent
May act independentlyHead appointed by executive and serves for
fixed term
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Department of Agriculture
- Agricultural
Research
Service
- Farm Service
Agency
- Forest Service
-Rural
DevelopmentSource: www.gmi.edu/~jhuggins/ pics/farm.gif
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Source: www.xcskiracer.com/irs.html
Source: www.xcskiracer.com/irs.html
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- Fish & WildlifeService
- Geological Survey- National Park
Service
- Bureau of IndianAffairs
- Bureau of LandManagement
- Bureau ofReclamation
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Multiple Levels
FEDERAL STATE LOCAL
Banking (FDIC) Liquor Control
Board
Division of
Animal Control
Labor (NLRB,OSHA)
Board ofGovernors of
the State Bar
Parks &Recreation
Department
Tax (IRS) GamblingCommission
City PlanningDepartment
Environment
(EPA)
Fish & Wildlife
Commission
Examiner of
Floating Homes
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Governing Laws
Federal Register Act of 1935, 44 U.S.C.
1501 et seq. (2000)
Administrative Procedure Act of 1946
(APA), 5 U.S.C. 551 et seq. (2000)
553 Rulemaking
554 Adjudications
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Charles Evans
Hughes
_____________
Chief Justice,
United States
Supreme Court
1930
1941
Source: http://www.supremecourthistory.org/02_history/subs_timeline/images_chiefs/011.html
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Whatever the cause of the failure to give
appropriate public notice of the change in
the sections, with the result that the personsaffected, the prosecuting authorities, and the
courts, were alike ignorant of the alteration,
the fact is that the attack in this respect wasupon a provision which did not exist.
Source: Panama Refining Co. v. Ryan, 293 U.S. 388, 412-13 (1935)
Source: http://www.supremecourthistory.org/02_history/subs_history/02_c11.html
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1946
Administrative
Procedure Act
1936
Federal Register
Act
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FEDERAL AGENCY RULES
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Publication of Agency Rules
Federal Register
Code of Federal Regulations
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FR: Purpose
Centralized publication of key agency documents
Daily newspaper of the executive branch
Published daily (federal working days) since March
14, 1936
Purpose---To eliminate the problem of secret law
(Cervase v. Office of the Federal Register, 580 F.2d
1166, 1171 (1978))
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FR: Organization
Overall issues---chronological arrangement
like Statutes at Large
Individual issues---section arrangement
Regulations Presidential Documents
Proposed Rules Corrections
Notices Reader Aids
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FR: Indexing
Cumulates quarterly
Annual index in December edition
Indexed by agency and topic
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FR: Online Resources
LexisNexis---FEDREG (1980 - )
Westlaw---FR (1980 - )
Internet---GPO Access (1994 - )http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
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Codification of . . .
General and
permanent rules
and regulations . . .
Currently in force.
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CFR: Organization
50 titles (200+ volumes)
Re-published annually (quarterly
installments)
Title 3---Presidential Documents
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CFR: Numbering System
21 C.F.R. 102.41Title 21 Food and Drugs
Chapter 1 Food and Drug Admin.,
Dept. of HumanServices
Subchapter B Food for Human
Consumption
Part 102 Nonstandardized Foods
Section 102.41 Potato Chips Made From
Dried Potatoes
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CFR: Indexes
CFR Index and Finding Aids
CIS Index to the Code of FederalRegulations
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CFR: Online Resources
LexisNexis & Westlaw (CFR)- Within two weeks of publication
Internet---GPO Access- http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
NARAs eCFR- http://www.gpo.gov/ecfr
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CFR: Updating
CHECK FOR RULE CHANGESCheck date ofCFR
volume you are using
Revised as of April 1,
2002
Date of latestLSA February, 2003Month-end issues ofFR
not covered by theLSA
March 31, 2003
April 30, 2003
May 30, 2003
Most recent issue ofFR June 18, 2003
CHECK FOR JUDICIAL TREATMENT
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FEDERAL AGENCY
DECISIONS
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Agency Decisions (Print)
Finding names of official reporters
-Bluebook, pp. 187-188
- Appendix D in Cohen, Berring &Olsons,How to Find the Law
Finding bound series of decisions
Loose-leaf services (BNA, RIA,CCH)
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Agency Decisions (Online)
Westlaw
- FADMIN-ALL
LexisNexis- FEDAGN
GPO Access
- http://www.gpoaccess.gov/executive.html University of Virginia
- http://www.law.virginia.edu/admindec
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Updating Agency Decisions
United States Administrative Citations
Topical Shepard's Citators Shepard's Labor Law Citations
Shepard's Federal Tax Citator
Shepards Intellectual Property Law Citations
Shepards Federal Energy Law Citations
Westlaw (KeyCite) and LexisNexis
(Shepards)
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STATE AGENCY RULES AND
DECISIONS
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Washington: Print Resources
Rules
Washington State Register
Washington Administrative Code(WAC)
Decisions
Ch. 5 in Washington Legal ResearchersDeskbook
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Washington: Online Resources
LexisNexis (STREGS)
WACand State Register
Westlaw (WA-ADC)
WAC
Municipal Research & Services Center
http://www.legalwa.org
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Other States
BNAs Directory of State AdministrativeCodes and Registers
Westlaw
Administrative CodesIndividual States
LexisNexis
STREGS
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HELPFUL HINTS
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Looseleafs
Provide one or more:
One-stop shopping
Full text of relevant statutes and regs Commentary
Helpful references to other relevant sources
Legal Looseleafs in Print
Diving in
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Parallels
Statutes at
Large
Federal
Register
Washington
State Register
United States
Code
Code of
Federal
Regulations
Washington
Administrative
Code
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Two Gallagher Shortcuts
Research Guide onAdministrative Law
Research
http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/admin.htm
Washington Legal Researchers Deskbook
Ch. 3: Fundamentals (pp. 64 - 69)
Ch. 5: Administrative Materials & Decisions)
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WHERE WEVE BEEN
Overview of Administrative Law & History
Federal Agency Rules
Federal Agency Decisions
State Agency Rules and Decisions
Helpful Hints
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GOOD LUCK THIS SUMMER!
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