Administrative Law typically stems from the executive branch, and is disseminated through executive agencies. Agencies act like legislatures & courts and are able to issue regulations and decide matters that fall within their jurisdiction. (Cohen & Olson, 2010, pp. 261-262)
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Cohen, M. L., & Olson, K. C. (2010). Legal Research in a nut shell (10th Edition ed.). St. Paul, MN: WEST PUBLISHING CO.
AGENCIES
Government directory of all federal departments and agencies.
Louisiana State University's Federal Agencies Directory
Great resource that allows you to browse through a listing of the federal agencies.
FEDERAL REGULATIONS
Portal where federal regualtions are initially posted before being published in teh Code of Federal Regulations. also check out Reginfo.gov to see information on pending regulations. If you are interested in guaging the public opinion of proposed regulations be sure to look at Regulations.gov.
The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Lists regulations currently in effect, organized by subject similar to how federal statutes are listed. A frequently upated version is available at FDSys, however this is not considered the official legal edition.
GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS
ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS
University of Virginia Library - Adminstrative Decisions
Great resource for finding agency decisions.
PRESIDENTIAL LAWMAKING
The American Presidency Project
The University of California, Santa Barbara provides free online access to Executive Orders and Proclamations.
STATE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Library of Congress's State Government Information
Provides links to each states homepage.
National Association of Secretaries of State's
Lists links to each states administrative codes and registers.
National Governors Association
Source: www.iparx.net
GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE; National Institute of Standards and Technology
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TRADE SECRET STRATEGY
