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Administrative Law Research

Intro to federal regulation, administrative procedure act, federal regulations, regulatory history, agency decisions, executive materials, more materials.

This guide describes the organization of federal administrative law materials - and how to find them.

Administrative Agencies

Administrative agencies are government bodies "authorized to implement legislative directives by developing more precise and technical rules than possible in a legislative setting. Many administrative agencies also have law enforcement responsibilities." Administrative Agency , Wex . These agencies draw authority from both Congress and the Executive. Agencies are typically created by Congress through the enactment of "enabling" statutes. Each agency is as unique in structure as its enabling statute. An agency may:

Promulgate regulations designed to implement law or policy
Issue orders to describe the final disposition of agency action
Issue licenses, permits, or other permissions
Issue advisory opinions with binding, non-precedential advice
Issue decisions arising from a quasi-adjudicative process

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Administrative law research has three distinct but related content areas:

Substantive administrative law and the underlying powers and procedures of administrative agencies
Regulatory activities and actions of administrative agencies, including agency regulations, decisions and reports
Issuances of the President, namely Executive Orders

For more introductory material on federal regulation please visit:

An Overview of Federal Regulations and the Rulemaking Process by the Congressional Research Service
Administrative Law Tutorial by Georgetown Law Library on researching federal administrative law
Researching Federal Administrative Regulations available through CALI.org . To access, register for CALI use this HLS CALI authorization code

For a more in-depth discussion on administrative law, explore the following:

Agency Websites

Agency websites are a good place to begin your administrative law research. When navigating an agency website, look for headings such as:

Rules & Regulations
Legal / Laws Library
Enforcement
Interpretations

To find an agency, Google the agency's name or search:

Directory of Federal Agencies

To find defunct agency website materials, including helpful reports, use the:

Cyber Cemetery

Intro to the APA

The Administrative Procedure Act , Pub. L. 79-404 (1946) requires that agencies follow certain steps when putting rules into effect. Under the APA, agencies must:

Publish a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register
Take comments from “interested persons” on the proposed rule
Publish a final rule in the Federal Register after considering those comments
Make the rule effective not less than 30 days after it is published.

Around the time when the APA was passed, the Attorney General released a manual:

Attorney General's Manual on the Administrative Procedure Act (1947)

To learn more about the Act visit:

Administrative Procedure Act, Public Law
Ballotpedia Administrative Procedure Act
Basic Structure of the Federal Administrative Procedure Act available through CALI.org . To access, register for CALI using an HLS CALI authorization code .

Legislative History

There are many compiled legislative histories for the Administrative Procedure Act:

Government Publishing Office Legislative History
Covington & Burling 3 Volume Legislative History
Bureau of National Affairs Summary & Analysis
ProQuest Legislative History

Rulemaking Process

This chart depicts the process of rulemaking step-by-step:

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Federal Register

Final Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of federal agencies are first published in the Federal Register, a daily government publication. Each modern issue of the modern Federal Register also contains these sections: CFR Parts Affected, Presidential Documents, and Corrections. The first edition of the Federal Register was published March 14, 1936, and publication continues to this day.

The federal register is accessible through a number of sources including:

Federalregister.gov (1994 - )
GovInfo.gov (1994 - )
HeinOnline (1936 - )
Westlaw (1936 - )
LexisNexis (1936 - )

An Index to the Federal Register is available from the National Archive:

Index to the Federal Register

Citations to the Federal Register will contain "Fed. Reg."

The Bluebook: a Uniform System of Citation Federal Register Citations are governed by Bluebook Rule 14.

Sample Citation: Investment Adviser Performance Compensation, 77 Fed. Reg. 10,358 (Feb. 22, 2012) (to be codified at 17 C.F.R. pt. 275).

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

General and permanent rules and regulations are published in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) . The CFR is organized into 50 topical titles (typically named for the issuing agency). Chapters are further subdivided into parts and subparts. Parts are organized in sections. The first edition of the CFR was published in 1939 containing regulations in force on June 1, 1938. An Index to the Code of Federal Regulations is available from the National Archive.

A Source Note at the beginning of each CFR part provides the Federal Register citation and date where the part was published. If a particular section was added or amended later, a separate source note will follow that section. The CFR is updated by amendments and new rules and regulations in the Federal Register.

The full CFR is printed once a year, with updates occurring one-quarter of the set at a time.

Titles 1-16: January 1
Titles 17-27: April 1
Titles 28-41: July 1
Titles 42-50: October 1

The CFR is accessible through a number of sources including:

E-CFR (current)
GPO/FDSys (1996 - )
HeinOnline (1938 - )
Westlaw (1938 - )
LexisNexis (1938 - )

An Index to the Code of Federal Regulations is available from the National Archive:

Index to the Code of Federal Regulations

Citations to the Code of Federal Regulations will contain "C.F.R." Citations to the CFR are most typically provided at either the part or section level.

The Bluebook: a Uniform System of Citation Code of Federal Regulations citations are governed by Bluebook Rule 14.

Sample Citation: 17 C.F.R. § 275.250 (2011).

Updating Your Research

The CFR is published once a year; thus, any language in the latest published CFR must be checked for currency. To establish the current validity of an existing regulation, find and read case law (in your jurisdiction) that cites your regulation. Look out for court constitutionality rulings and other holdings affecting the rule's "good law" status. Often the fastest and easiest way to update regulations is to use a citator (like Shepard's or Key Cite). However, you can also update your research using the following free online sources:

FederalRegister.gov
List of Sections Affected (LSA)

Updating with Federalregister.gov

Federalregister.gov offers a useful tool for checking updates, or proposed changes, to current CFR sections. Under the Search Tab, select "Advanced Document Search." Scroll down until you see the field "Affecting CFR Part," and enter the relevant section.

Federal Register advanced search page which offers option to search "affecting CFR part"

Updating with List of Sections Affected

Find the text of the regulation in the CFR; note the revision date on the cover of the volume.
Check the most recent LSA. Compare the date on your CFR volume to the inclusive dates listed on the title page of the LSA. If there is a time gap between the date on your CFR volume and the coverage of the latest LSA, check the annual cumulation(s) of the LSA for your title.
Check the list of "CFR Parts Affected during [month]" in the Federal Register issue for the last day of each full month not covered by step 2.
Check the cumulative list of "CFR Parts Affected" in the last issue of the Federal Register for the current month.
Using the citations found in steps 2-4, if any, check the Federal Register issues cited to see the text of the changes.

When searching for regulatory history information check out the Library of Congress' guide to help you get started:

How to Trace Federal Regulations

The Federal Register contains most of the important summary, explanatory and documentary information on a rule. For regulatory docket materials and public comments visit:

Regulations.gov

To view compiled rulemaking materials associated with a specific Public Law or Executive Order, visit:

ProQuest Regulatory Insight

Administrative agencies act in a judicial-like capacity when issuing decisions that interpret and enforce regulations. These decisions are rarely gathered in one place, and some agencies do not publish decisions in any format. Administrative agency websites are a great place to start. The University of Virginia Law Library publishes a guide which provides links to agency opinions and publications:

Administrative Decisions Website Links

Agency decisions & guidance can be accessed through the following sources:

Westlaw Administrative Decisions & Guidance
LexisNexis Administrative Law Decisions
Cheetah (formerly Wolters Kluwer's Intelliconnect)

Decisions & Opinions in Print

Some agencies publish official reports of their decisions in print reporters or binders called loose-leaf services. For older administrative decisions, print publications may be the only source. The Bluebook lists:

Official administrative publications in T1.2.
Major loose-leaf services in T15.

For print materials at Harvard, search:

Hollis, the Library Catalog

Freedom of Information Act

Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), you may request documents from administrative agencies.

Guide to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Executive Orders & Other Docs

Executive materials are found in Title 3 of the CFR. Presidential Documents are found in the back of each day’s Federal Register. In addition, the White House website offers a great amount of information and access to Executive documents.

Guide to the Rulemaking Process This Office of the Federal Register guide helps you to identify useful information about the types of documents generated as part of the rulemaking process.
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) Located within the Office of Management and Budget (of the White House), OIRA carries out several important Executive functions, including reviewing federal regulations, reducing paperwork burdens, and overseeing policies relating to privacy, information quality, and statistical programs. Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions and Regulatory Plan, as well as current and past OIRA regulatory reviews are available here.

Executive Orders

Title 3, Code of Federal Regulations
Executive Orders and Presidential Memoranda
Executive Orders compiled in the CFR (LII)
Executive Orders (Westlaw)

Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents

Compilation of Presidential Documents
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (HeinOnline)
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
Public Papers of the Presidents
U.S. Presidential Library (Heinonline)
Public Papers of the Presidents (Lexis)
Presidential Documents (Westlaw)

Secondary Sources

Secondary sources such as books, current awareness/news sources, scholarly articles, or advocacy communications are extremely helpful in getting started.

Westlaw & Lexis

Westlaw Administrative Law Secondary Materials
Lexis Administrative Law Secondary Materials

Law Reviews & Journals

Administrative Law Journals

Legal Blawgs

ABA Administrative Law Blawgs
Just Administrative Law Blawgs

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FacebookXEmailWhatsAppRedditPinterestLinkedInFor students embarking on the journey of thesis or dissertation writing, administrative Law offers a diverse landscape of intriguing research topics waiting to be explored. The field of administrative Law encompasses a broad spectrum of legal principles that govern the activities of administrative agencies, ensuring accountability, fairness, and adherence to established procedures. Administrative Law, often […]

For students embarking on the journey of thesis or dissertation writing, administrative Law offers a diverse landscape of intriguing research topics waiting to be explored. The field of administrative Law encompasses a broad spectrum of legal principles that govern the activities of administrative agencies, ensuring accountability, fairness, and adherence to established procedures.

Administrative Law, often called “regulatory law” or “public law,” is the branch of legal study that focuses on the relationship between individuals and governmental bodies or agencies. This field is concerned with the rules, regulations, and procedures that govern the actions of administrative agencies, ensuring that they act within their delegated authority and follow fair processes.

As you delve into administrative law research, many potential topics will spark your curiosity and critical thinking, allowing you to contribute meaningfully to this vital aspect of legal scholarship.

A List Of Potential Research Topics In Administrative Law:

Exploring alternative dispute resolution in administrative matters.
Administrative Law’s role in balancing privacy rights and national security in the UK.
Administrative law aspects of national security and surveillance.
Comparative review of different jurisdictions’ approaches to administrative decision-making.
Examining the impact of administrative Law on immigration and border control.
Investigating administrative law mechanisms for promoting gender equality.
Judicial review of administrative actions: a critical assessment.
The role of the Human Rights Act in shaping administrative decision-making in the UK.
Investigating the influence of EU law on UK administrative law post-Brexit.
Assessing the accountability of international organizations through administrative Law.
Comparative study of administrative penalties and enforcement mechanisms.
Exploring the balance between administrative efficiency and procedural fairness.
Evaluating the legitimacy of delegated legislation in modern governance.
The principle of reasonableness in administrative decision-making.
Administrative law implications of AI-driven public service delivery.
Evaluating the role of administrative courts in upholding the rule of Law.
Investigating the impact of globalization on administrative law principles.
The impact of trade and commerce on administrative law principles.
Impact of administrative procedures on indigenous and minority rights.
Analyzing the role of administrative regulations in shaping microfinance operations and accessibility.
Analyzing the role of administrative Law in financial regulation.
The role of administrative Law in safeguarding data privacy in government activities.
A critical review of judicial deference to administrative expertise.
The intersection of administrative law and cybersecurity regulations.
Impact of COVID-19 on judicial deference to administrative decision-making.
A comprehensive review of administrative law mechanisms for promoting social equity.
Reviewing the concept of administrative justice: theoretical perspectives and realities.
Administrative Law’s response to emerging technological challenges.
The interface between administrative Law and constitutional principles.
The principle of legitimate expectations in administrative decision-making.
The role of administrative Law in promoting accountability in public-private partnerships.
Balancing administrative discretion and individual rights: recent developments.
The role of administrative Law in crisis management and emergency response.
Assessing the role of administrative Law in public health regulations.
Human rights and administrative discretion: a jurisprudential study.
Examining the independence and accountability of regulatory bodies in the UK.
The role of administrative Law in ensuring fair and ethical government contracting.
A review of administrative Law’s adaptation to technological advancements.
The principle of legitimate expectations in UK administrative law: recent developments.
Administrative law mechanisms for promoting environmental sustainability in the UK.
Comparative analysis of administrative Law approaches in common Law and civil law systems.
Impact of Administrative Law on governmental responses to climate change.
Analyzing the role of administrative Law in emergency public health measures.
Examining the impact of administrative Law on intellectual property rights.
Reviewing administrative Law’s response to public health crises: lessons learned.
Analyzing the role of ombudsperson offices in ensuring administrative accountability.
Judicial deference to administrative expertise: balancing act or erosion of rights?
Administrative law implications of devolution in the UK: challenges and opportunities.
The principle of proportionality in administrative decision-making.
Investigating the use of artificial intelligence in administrative decision-making.
Ensuring accountability and transparency in crisis-driven administrative responses.
Administrative Law’s role in addressing corruption and misconduct in government.
Evaluating the use of administrative Law in ensuring equitable healthcare access.
Environmental protection through administrative, legal mechanisms: challenges and prospects.
Examining the judicial review of administrative discretion in public procurement.
Assessing the effectiveness of administrative Law in regulating public services.
Analyzing the role of administrative Law in ensuring food safety and regulation.
Administrative law challenges in the governance of emerging technologies.
Analyzing the independence of regulatory agencies in administrative decision-making.
Administrative law implications of cross-border regulatory harmonization.
Administrative Law’s response to post-disaster recovery and reconstruction.
Judicial review of administrative decisions: recent trends and challenges.
Balancing civil liberties and public health concerns: a post-covid administrative law perspective.
Administrative law challenges in navigating post-pandemic economic recovery.
The role of administrative Law in urban planning and land use regulation.
A comprehensive review of administrative law principles and their evolution.
Assessing the impact of digitalization on administrative decision-making processes.
Administrative Law’s response to public health crises: lessons from recent pandemics.
Exploring the regulatory framework’s impact on corporate governance practices within administrative Law.
Exploring the role of administrative Law in e-government initiatives.
Virtualization of administrative proceedings: efficacy and implications.
Exploring transparency and access to information in administrative processes.
The resilience of administrative law mechanisms in the face of pandemic-induced challenges.
Historical review of administrative Law’s role in ensuring government accountability.
Evaluating the role of administrative Law in ensuring equitable vaccine distribution.
Analyzing administrative Law’s contribution to anti-corruption efforts.
The role of public participation in shaping administrative decision-making.
Comparative study of administrative remedies and judicial review.
Investigating administrative Law’s role in promoting sustainable development.
Administrative Law’s response to the use of technology in remote work and service delivery.

As you embark on your academic journey at various degree levels, administrative Law is an excellent domain for profound research. Whether you’re pursuing an undergraduate, master’s, or doctoral degree, the rich landscape of administrative Law offers a plethora of research topics to explore. The possibilities are vast, from examining the principles of due process within administrative agencies to analyzing the role of judicial review in agency decisions. Embrace the opportunity to contribute to advancing legal knowledge and the effective functioning of governmental bodies through your chosen administrative law research topic.

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367 Advanced Topics in Administrative Law

The objective of this course is to provide students the tools to delve deeper into policy questions that are currently arising in administrative law: What is the purpose of the administrative state? How is it serving the public? What are the costs and benefits of agency specialization and independence? To what extent is public participation helpful in maintaining accountability?

Because administrative agencies are decision-making bodies that are not directly accountable to the electorate, accountability is often achieved by encouraging public participation, transparency, and notice. This course will explore these themes in the context of selected administrative law topics. Example topics include: agency capture, independence of administrative law judges, over-specialization of agency-specific precedent, preclusion of judicial review, public participation in rulemaking, the Freedom of Information Act, policy-making through adjudication, and informal agency action. For certain topics, we will focus on one or two illustrative agencies (e.g., EPA, NLRB, PTO, IRS, VA, etc.). Reading materials will include textbook excerpts, cases, and legal scholarship. A previous administrative law course is preferred but not required.

Each class will consist of a background lecture followed by an interactive discussion of the policy issues raised in the reading. The course will be taught as a two-hour weekly seminar, focused on class discussion of assigned readings. Students will complete one 25–30 page research paper that can be used to satisfy the upper-level writing requirement. Students will also present their research papers to the class towards the end of the semester.

Enrollment Pre-/Co- Requisite Information

Law 200: Administrative Law is preferred but not required.

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*Please note that this information is for planning purposes only, and should not be relied upon for the schedule for a given semester. Faculty leaves and sabbaticals, as well as other curriculum considerations, will sometimes affect when a course may be offered.

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Special Topics in Administrative Law – 6651

Special Topics in Administrative Law will cover all of the foundational material that is typically included in Administrative Law and Advanced Administrative Law curricula. This course, however, uses traditional administrative law doctrine to explore many of the contemporary, ongoing, unresolved regulatory issues the nation now confronts. For instance, driverless cars, billionaire space travel, social media company rights and responsibilities, federal response to future pandemics, climate change models, and outdated flood maps, are just some of the many areas in which regulatory standards will have to be updated and amended moving forward. But how and by whom? We will dive deeply into these issues and many more.

To keep the subject matter of the course fresh, to stay abreast of the latest developments in administrative law, and to address student interests, a portion of the subject matter covered in this course will vary from year to year. Topics covered previously have included: Oversight and Independent Investigations; Presidential Power, Executive Orders, National Emergencies & States of Exception; Government Benefits and the Termination of Benefits; Access to Justice; Structural Reform; and Executive Privilege.

Through deep analyses of these Special Topics, students will gain a greater understanding of the laws and doctrines governing the administrative practices of federal government agencies and judicial review. The final paper in this course satisfies the Upper Division Writing Requirement.

Spring 2025

Law 6018 or Law 6078 or Law 5078

Students may NOT earn credit if LAW 6650 was previously completed.

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12 Finding and Using Administrative Law

Learning goals.

After reading this chapter, you will be able to

Explain the relationship of administrative law to statutory law.
Name examples of federal and state administrative agencies.
Identify and explain administrative law sources.
Find agency rules/regulations on free websites and commercial platforms.
Find agency decisions and guidance on free websites and commercial platforms.

Most law students do not have much time or opportunity to research administrative law during first year legal research and writing courses. The first part of this chapter will explain how administrative law fits into the legal research landscape. The next part will discuss administrative law resources and where to find them.

What is Administrative Law?

Administrative law (both federal and state) is the law governing the creation and operation of administrative agencies. Most administrative agencies (including boards, commissions, and departments) are part of the executive branch of government. Legislatures establish agencies and give them their powers through enabling statutes. Some state agencies are established through the state constitution. Thorough and accurate legal research requires you to find, read, and analyze administrative rules and decisions because they are primary sources of law, just like statutes and cases.

Sources of Administrative Law

Agencies promulgate rules (also called regulations) that administer, implement, apply, and interpret statutes in the agencies’ jurisdiction. Agencies also conduct investigations and inspections to determine if regulations are being followed, and issue licenses and permits. Also, agencies, via administrative law judges, hold hearings and decide cases involving the agencies’ rules. Therefore, when you are searching for relevant administrative law, you will be looking for enabling legislation, agency rules/regulations, agency guidance like interpretive opinions or procedural manuals, administrative decisions, and possibly federal court decisions reviewing agency actions or decisions.

Examples of Administrative Agencies

Some examples of federal administrative agencies:

Department of Agriculture
Civil Rights Commission
Commerce Department , includes several divisions such as the Census Bureau and the Patent and Trademark Office .
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Department of Defense
Department of Education
Department of Energy
Environmental Protection Agency
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Government Publishing Office
Department of Health and Human Services , includes several divisions such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Food and Drug Administration , Indian Health Service , National Institutes of Health , and the Refugee Resettlement Office .
Department of Homeland Security , includes divisions such as Federal Emergency Management Agency , Secret Service , Transportation Security Administration , U.S. Customs and Border Protection , and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement .
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Interior Department , includes divisions such as Fish and Wildlife Service , Bureau of Indian Affairs , National Indian Gaming Commission , and National Park Service .
International Trade Commission
Department of Justice , including divisions such as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives , Drug Enforcement Administration , Federal Bureau of Investigation , Parole Commission , and the Bureau of Prisons .
Department of Labor
Library of Congress
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Archives and Records Administration , includes the Federal Register Office and Office of Government Information Services .
Peace Corps
Securities and Exchange Commission
State Department
The White House Office
Department of Transportation
Department of Treasury , includes divisions such as the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau , Engraving and Printing Bureau , Internal Revenue Service , and the United States Mint .

You can find a list of all federal administrative agencies on the Federal Register website . As you can see from this sampling, administrative rules touch every part of our lives.

State (Oregon)

Below is a sampling of state agencies in Oregon. You can find a full list of Oregon administrative agencies on the State of Oregon’s website .

Oregon Department of Agriculture
Board of Cosmetology
Criminal Justice Commission
Oregon Department of Education
Employment Department
Department of Environmental Quality
Oregon Department of Forestry
Oregon Department of Human Services
Department of Justice
Bureau of Labor and Industries
Land Use Board of Appeals
Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission
Oregon Occupational Health and Safety Administration
Office of Public Defense Services
Public Utility Commission of Oregon
Oregon Secretary of State
Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs

You can find agencies for any state, usually by looking at the state website. For example, in California, the state website lists their administrative agencies. Similarly, the Washington state website has an agency directory page .

Where do you find Administrative Law?

Administrative procedure act.

The Administrative Procedure Act (APA), Title 5 U.S.C. § 551 et seq., governs agencies’ rulemaking procedures, addresses agencies’ issuance of licenses and permits, and sets out standards for judicial review of agency actions. The APA may be an important part of your research if the issue involves a challenge to the scope of the agency’s authority to take a specific action.

Enabling Statutes

An enabling statute establishes the powers and responsibilities of a government agency. For example, Congress established the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) by passing Title 35 U.S.C. § 1.pdf . Title 35 U.S.C. § 2 outlines the powers and duties of the agency and § 3 designates officers and employees of the agency. You find enabling statutes by searching the sections of a Title that governs your legal issue, or by using a table of contents for the United States Code.

Agencies issue rules just like legislatures pass statutes. However, rules are subordinate to statutes in that they implement, interpret, and prescribe the statutory law. Administrative agencies have more expertise than the legislature in the subject matter, so they are able to provide more details and set particular standards for implementation of a more general statutory law. An agency rule is defined as

“the whole or part of an agency statement of general or particular applicability and future effect designed to implement, interpret, or prescribe law or policy or describing the organization, procedure, or practice requirements of an agency and includes the approval or prescription for the future of rates, wages, corporate or financial structures or reorganizations thereof, prices, facilities, appliances, services or allowances therefor or of valuations, costs, or accounting, or practices bearing on any of the foregoing.”

5 U.S.C. § 551(4).

A Proposed Rule (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking) is published in the Federal Register for public comment. Citations to proposed rules will have a Federal Register citation such as, 88 FR 33968. After the comment period, the agency will finalize the rule and then publish the final rule in the Federal Register, with an effective date and notice of the changes that the new rule makes to the Code of Federal Regulations. The new rule is then integrated into the e-CFR , which is an unofficial but authoritative compilation published by the Office of the Federal Register and the Government Printing Office. The official edition of the CFR is published annually; each of the 50 subject matter titles are re-published each year on a staggered, quarterly basis. Once a final rule is codified into the CFR, it will have a citation such as 10 CFR 431.

For more detailed information on rulemaking, please consult A Guide to the Rulemaking Process.pdf , prepared by the Office of the Federal Register.

In addition to using government databases such as the Government Printing Office (govinfo.gov) , federalregister.gov , e-CFR , and agency websites, you can find federal regulations, both the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations, on Westlaw, Lexis, and Bloomberg.

Agency Decisions

Pursuant to the APA, agencies have some quasi-judicial powers to adjudicate matters having to do with enforcement of their rules. For example, the United States Patent and Trademark Office uses its Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) to handle appeals involving applications to register trademarks, appeals from expungement proceedings involving registrations of trademarks, and trials involving applications or registrations of trademarks. You can find TTAB decisions on the USPTO website.

You can find some agency decisions on Westlaw, Lexis, and Bloomberg as well.

On Westlaw, navigate to federal materials, then select the Federal Administrative Decisions & Guidance link. Westlaw provides access to some, but not all decisions from executive branch or independent agencies and offices.

On Lexis, choose the “federal” tab, then select federal administrative materials. Lexis provides access to various types of administrative information such as decisions, directives, memoranda, papers, and news releases for executive branch and independent agencies.

Bloomberg has multiple access points for U.S. government agency information. For example, you can look at All Legal Content or search in topical practice centers.

Agency Guidance

In addition to rules and formal adjudications, agencies also produce guidance documents in the form of procedural manuals, advisory opinions and notices, handbooks, etc. These types of guidance documents are most likely found on agency websites. For example, the USPTO website provides a link to guidance documents under the “Learning and Resources” tab.

As discussed above, the commercial platforms provide variable access to agency guidance documents for several agencies.

Court Decisions Reviewing Agency Actions

To find court decisions reviewing agency decisions or other actions, you will use the case finding strategies and tools discussed in Chapter 11 .

Practice Example:

In this example, you will search the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau website for administrative information on beer brewing.

The following video will demonstrate searching the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau website for relevant primary and secondary sources.

State (Oregon example)

Researching state administrative law is similar to researching federal administrative law. You may want to look for the state’s Administrative Procedure Act, as well as the enabling legislation for the agency involved in your legal problem if the agency’s authority is in question. The main sources of state administrative law are rules, agency decisions, and agency guidance. Each state maintains a government website providing access to administrative rules and other information. For example, California’s Office of Administrative Law website provides access to the California administrative rules, information on the rulemaking process, publications and forms, as well as an agency index. In Washington, the state legislature’s website links to the Washington Administrative Code and the State Register . In Oregon, the Secretary of State website links to the Oregon Administrative Rules and some historical administrative orders and rule compilations. In addition, state agencies host websites with useful information such as relevant rules, decisions, practical guidance, current awareness tools, and other resources. The following sections will highlight sources of administrative law from Oregon as an example.

Oregon Administrative Procedure Act

Oregon’s Administrative Procedure Act, ORS 183.310, defines powers, responsibilities, and procedures for state administrative agencies.

When you are doing statutory research (see Chapter 10 ), you should look at surrounding sections to find laws giving powers and responsibilities to a particular agency. You should also use statutory annotations to find cases interpreting and applying those statutory sections. For example, if you were looking at the Oregon Revised Statutes for laws on alcohol, you would look in Chapter 471. In Chapter 471, you will find 471.705 et seq. which establishes the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission and defines its regulatory powers and procedures.

Free Government Websites

The best method for accessing Oregon Administrative Rules is to use the Oregon Administrative Rules Database (OARD) on the Secretary of State’s website. The OARD is continuously updated as rules are approved and received. The database allows you to browse through current rules using chapter numbers, chapter names, rule numbers, or rule text. You can also use the OARD to access the Oregon Bulletin , a monthly online publication containing Notices of Proposed Rulemaking, Permanent and Temporary Administrative Rule filings, rule text, and Minor Correction filings, as well as Annual Compilations of rules .

For example, you may be looking for rules from the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC). First, go to the Secretary of State website and link to the OARD. If you do not have a rule number citation, you can browse by Chapter name to find the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, Chapter 845. If you are looking for a rule addressing a specific issue, you might choose to search by text of the rule. If you are wondering whether a brewer can brew beer using cannabis, for example, you might conduct a search using the terms cannabis and beer.

Depending on when the rule was last updated, you would look at the Oregon Bulletin to see if there are any proposed new rules or corrections. For example, if the rule you found was last updated in February 2023, you would look at the Bulletins for March, April, and May 2023 for any changes or corrections to make sure you are looking at the most recent rule language.

Commercial Databases

Westlaw, Lexis, and Bloomberg provide access to state administrative information.

Westlaw has databases containing Oregon Regulations as well as Administrative Decisions and Guidance. The decisions and guidance database covers a limited number of agencies: Attorney General Opinions, Bureau of Labor & Industries Decisions, Division of Financial Regulation Decisions, Employment Relations Board Decisions, Environmental Administrative Decisions, Insurance Bulletins, Land Use Board of Appeals Decisions, Legal Ethics Opinions, Public Utility Commission Decisions, and Workers Compensation Administrative Decisions.

On Lexis, you can access Oregon Administrative Codes and Regulations, the Oregon Bulletin, as well as select Oregon administrative materials such as decisions and guidance: Oregon Insurance Bulletin & Notices, Attorney General Opinions, Department of Commerce, Corporate Division Materials, Department of Environmental Quality, Government Ethics Commission Final Dispositions, Public Utility Commission Decisions, Workers’ Compensation Decisions, Bureau of Labor and Industries, Employment Relations Board Decisions, Market Conduct Examinations, and Land Use Board of Appeals.

Bloomberg has databases of state codified regulations as well as proposed rules.

Agency Decisions and Guidance

As explained above, Westlaw and Lexis allow you to access select agency decisions and guidance. However, you can find an abundance of helpful information including decisions and guidance, reports, forms, publications, news, licensing and permitting information, etc. on agency websites. For example, the OLCC website provides extensive information on Alcohol Licensing and Permits with links to applications, forms, educational resources, rules, and compliance materials.

In this example, you will practice searching the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) website for primary law and other information on beer brewing.

The following video will demonstrate finding sources on the OLCC website.

suggested activity

Students can select an area of interest and find federal and/or state administrative agencies that regulate that area of interest. Student should explore the website to find secondary and primary sources. Suggested topics of interest: offshore wind energy, state literacy initiatives, indigenous tribal claims to Colorado River water, electric vehicle tax incentives. This activity can be done as a short in-class exercise so students learn ways to navigate agency websites.

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Federal administrative law comes from the President, agencies of the Executive Branch, and independent regulatory agencies. The President issues executive orders, proclamations, and reorganization plans. Executive and independent agencies issue rules and regulations that have the force of statutory law. In addition, the agencies make administrative decisions that range in procedural format from informal and private to complex on a full judicial scale. Consequently, administrative law covers a wide variety of materials ranging from in-house memoranda to lengthy opinions written by administrative law judges. This guide describes the most important administrative materials and indicates where they are available in the library, through subscription databases, and on the web.

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e-CFR An unofficial, currently updated version of the Code of Federal Regulations.
FederalRegister.gov Search the Federal Register by agency, topic, or type of document.
GovInfo Offers consolidated access to the eCFR, Federal Register, as well as bills and laws.
ProQuest: Regulatory Insight Retrieve Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations citations. Search for regulatory histories associated with specific public laws.
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You will find information on each labeled tab in this guide. Some tabs also have subsidiary pages that are reached by using the drop-down arrow on the main tab. For example, the main Federal Agencies tab has information about agency types, functions, statutory authority, etc. The tab also has a drop-down list with selected agency information.

Locating materials

For print materials at Eckstein Library on the topic of administrative law, please consult the Books in the Collection tab. It includes a broad range of administrative law resources, and a link to Marqcat , the Marquette catalog, for more titles. On the Books tab, you will find treatises, study aids, practitioner materials, subject serials, and monographs that are available in the law library.

Some databases, like GovInfo.gov , e-CFR , Wisconsin Legislative Documents , and Cornell's Legal Information Institute (LII) , are free and available to any user. Other databases are restricted by personal password or MU login credentials. Databases for researching primary law are included throughout the narrative of the guide. Look at the Databases & Websites tab, too.

Navigating administrative law sources can be complex for a newer researcher. Consider using secondary sources for background and context. Check the Books in the Collection tab for examples of these resources.

Please ask a reference librarian for help if you have research questions!

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Federal Administrative Law

Administrative law, also called regulatory law, is legal authority created by the executive branch of government. In the federal system, the agencies of the executive branch have authority granted by Congress to promulgate regulations ("rulemaking"); conduct hearings and issue decisions in administrative agency adjudications; investigate and enforce regulations; and issue guidance for regulatory compliance. The President has administrative authority to issue proclamations and executive orders that have the force of law.

Executive branch authority derives from the federal Constitution and federal statutes, and agency power is limited to what is given by Congress. An agency's ability to regulate activities comes from statutes that establish the agency's authority generally, and also from specific legislation that empowers the agency to enforce a statute via regulation. When courts review an agency's rules or other actions, deference is given to the agency unless it acted beyond the authority properly delegated by Congress.

Administrative Law in the States

Administrative law exists in all 50 separate state systems and operates similarly to the federal paradigm. States differ in their use of terminology, agencies and agency structures, and rulemaking requirements. Once you know the state jurisdiction that controls, learn the state law that applies to regulations. For example, most states have administrative procedure statutes that must be considered when researching a regulatory issue. In Wisconsin, the statute is Wis. Stat. Ch. 227, Administrative Procedure and Review.

Wisconsin regulations are called rules. States usually choose one word, but "regulation" and "rule" sometimes are used interchangeably. State legislatures give state agencies the power to create administrative law just like Congress empowers federal agencies. Agency authority may originate directly from a state's constitution. For example, the Wisconsin Constitution specifically grants citizens the right to vote in state elections. Wisconsin statutes also provide authority for the state to regulate elections.

Check the WI Regulations and WI Agencies tabs for source assistance. For other states, consult the Databases & Website tab for suggested links to state administrative codes, agencies, and relevant secondary sources.

Local Administrative Law

County, city, town, and village ordinances are authorized by state statutes and constitutions and can be considered a form of administrative law. Like the 50 states, counties and municipalities operate with agency-like departments and commissions. Some local government agencies have policy rules and the authority to adjudicate – for example, Milwaukee has a municipal civil service commission for employment disputes. Check municipal websites for departments and commissions, which often have links to enabling statutes and ordinances.

Research state statutes and local ordinances to find law that governs an issue. "Home rule" powers differ across states, and also within states, depending on the political subdivision (city, county, town, village) and the specific statutory enabling authority conferred. Commercial legal databases have some county and city primary materials. Research state enabling laws in an annotated statutory code (Westlaw, Lexis) to find decisions about localities' home rule powers that have been tested in the courts.

Free websites offer ordinances for selected localities (see box at right). Often, a county, city, or town will post its current ordinances on the local government website.

U.S. Government Manual on the National Archives site
Presidential Executive Orders, 1993-present in GovInfo.gov
Compilation of Presidential Documents in GovInfo.gov
Current WhiteHouse.gov website
The U.S. Presidential Library in HeinOnline
The Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents in HeinOnline

Websites for Municipal Ordinances

Wisconsin State Law Library - Local Ordinances and Codes
American Legal Publishing Code Library An extensive, but not comprehensive, database for municipal codes in the United States. Very few Wisconsin cities are included, but many Illinois cities and towns are available here, including the Chicago Municipal Code.
City of Milwaukee Code of Ordinances Many municipalities (Milwaukee, for example) and counties post their local ordinances on the local government's website.
Municode.com Library Extensive municipal code links for most states, including Wisconsin. Milwaukee County ordinances and the City of Madison are found here, but not the City of Milwaukee.
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Madison Code of Ordinances

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General administrative law texts are shelved at 342.6.

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Texts regarding government bodies and persons are shelved at 342.8.

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Texts about human rights are shelved at 341.48.

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Texts about social security are shelved at 344.2.

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Subject terms to search in the catalogue include Administrative Law , Administrative Law Australia , Administrative Law Western Australia and Public Law Australia .

Key titles include:

Administrative law / Sarah Withnall , Michelle Evans
Control of Government Action: Text, Cases and Commentary / Creyke, Groves, McMillan and Smyth
Government Accountability: Australian Administrative Law / Bannister and Olijnyk

Australian Administrative Appeals Tribunal Practice Commentary / CCH (Litigation & Court Practice)

Australian Administrative Law / Lexis Advance

Australian Immigration Law / Lexis Advance

Australian Social Security Commentary / CCH (Social Security)

Federal Administrative Law / Westlaw Australia

Halsbury’s Laws of Australia / Lexis Advance, Chapter 10 ‘Administrative Law’

The Laws of Australia / Westlaw Australia, Chapter 2 ‘Administrative Law’

Australian Administrative Law Bulletin / Lexis Advance

Australian Journal of Administrative Law / Westlaw Australia

Australian Journal of Public Administration

Australian Institute of Administrative Law (AIAL) Forum / AustLII, APA-FT

Federal Law Review

Public Law Review / Westlaw Australia

Various topics under the Australian Legal Journals Index / Westlaw Australia eg Judicial Review and Public Law

Administrative Law Journal / HeinOnline (Canada)

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judges (USA)

There are a number of databases that contain relevant journal articles:

Informit including AGIS Plus Text

Australian materials:

CaseBase (Lexis Advance)
Westlaw Australia - Content Type: Secondary Sources - Index to Australian Cases and Journals

International materials:

Westlaw International - Legal database and News sources, Legal Journals Index (UK journal index), Canadian resources
Westlaw UK - Legal database and News sources, Legal Journals Index (UK journal index)

Lexis Advance

Westlaw Australia

Key pieces of legislation that apply to administrative law include:

Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth)
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth)
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth)
Ombudsman Act 1976 (Cth)
Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)
State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 (WA)

Search for Commonwealth legislation at Federal Register of Legislation Search for Western Australian legislation at Western Australian Legislation Use Legify to find authoritative versions of legislation.

Other resources relating to legislation:

LawNow Legislation from Lexis Advance – drill down to a section and click the >> to find related commentary or cases
Parliament of Australia Bills Digest for bills, links to EM (Explanatory Memoranda) and Hansard (second reading speeches)
Parliament of Western Australia Hansard - links to EM (Explanatory Memoranda) and Hansard (second reading speeches)

Extrinsic Materials

Australian Administrative Law Policy Guide /Attorney-General’s Department

Australian Law Reform Commission: Beyond the Doorkeeper - Standing to Sue for Public Remedies (ALRC Report 78)

Federal Judicial Review in Australia / Administrative Review Council

Good Decision-Making Guide / Queensland Ombudsman

Guidelines: Procedural Fairness (Natural Justice) / Ombudsman Western Australia

Administrative Appeals Reports (AAR) / Westlaw Australia or physical copies held by Library (Stack 36)

Administrative Law Decisions (ALD) / Lexis Advance, physical copies held by Library (Stack 36)

Commonwealth Law Reports (CLR)

Decisions of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and selected decisions of the Migration & Refugee Division and the Social Services & Child Support Division [AATA] / AustLII

Decisions of the State Administrative Tribunal (WASAT) / Department of the Attorney-General

Databases for sourcing case law:

CaseBase (Lexis Advance)

Unreported decisions on AustLII and Jade Barnet

Administrative Appeals Tribunal – Note links to speeches and papers

High Court of Australia - Note links to judges' speeches and other documents

Federal Court of Australia – Note links to judges’ speeches and other documents

State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia

Administrative Appeals Tribunal

AAT Resources

Australian Institute of Administrative Law

Administrative Law Database / WorldLII

Centre for International & Public Law / Australian National University

Commonwealth Ombudsman

District Court of Western Australia

Federal Court of Australia

Guides to Social Policy Law

High Court of Australia

Jade BarNet

Migration Review Tribunal

Ombudsman Western Australia

State Administrative Tribunal (WA)

Supreme Court of Western Australia

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If you are a law student, then obviously as a part of your studies you must write an excellent academic paper on any top law research topics. Right now, do you want to write a brilliant law research paper? Are you searching for the best law research topic ideas? If yes, then continue reading this blog post and get interesting law topics for your academic writing.

Law Research Paper Writing

A law research paper is a type of research paper that focuses on any legal topic in the world. The legal topics are nothing but the topic that deals with the legal issues that are resolved in the court.

In general, every country will have its own legal regulations and policies. More commonly, the basic rights and humanity will be the same for all the countries in the world, but specifically, you need to consider the cultural and historical peculiarities of a country while writing a law research paper.

Remember, the law is a sensitive subject and hence, when writing legal research papers, utmost care should be given. You shouldn’t add too much philosophy to it. Your research paper should answer your law essay topics properly with pure black-and-white facts.

You may think that writing a law research paper is easy. But actually, it is not. For writing an intense legal research paper, you must have a unique legal research topic. Particularly, when writing law papers, you should first research and find the legal questions relevant to your topic, analyze the various legal precedents, and present the answer to your legal question in the form of a memo by properly citing all the sources you have used for references.

Law Research Paper Topic Selection Tips

If you want to write a law research paper, then a good law research topic is what you need. Basically, the law is a complex subject, and hence choosing the right research topic from them is challenging. While selecting the legal research topic, be sure to keep the following tips in mind.

Your topic should not be too broad.
It should be informative to your audience.
The topic should be catchy and relevant to modern law.
It should contain relevant supporting materials online or in local libraries.
The topic should deal with relevant legal precedents.
It should answer all the legal essay questions.
Your topic should have real-life cases to illustrate your points.

List of the Best Law Research Paper Topics

Law is a popular discipline among humanitarian sciences that have a wide range of research areas. Some common law research areas include business law, commercial law, environmental law, international law, medical law, constitutional law, cyber law, family law and so on.

As law is a broad subject with endless research topics, it might be difficult for you to choose the most interesting idea from them. So, to make things easier, we have sorted different categories of law and listed some outstanding law research topics for you.

Have a look at the below-mentioned list of law research paper topic ideas and identify aprofound legal research topic of your choice.

Business Law Research Topics

What’s the true nature of business law?
Equity and the doctrines of business law
Morality and its relation to business law
Business laws and the parliament
The formulation of business regulations in Islam
Why are business regulations essential for institutions and organizations?
Business laws in Africa
How crucial is the constitution for the creation of business law?
Business law as a profession
The classification of the business regulations
Describe the Law of Contracts in the United States
Discuss the fundamentals of UK contract law for businesses
Critical evaluation of the role of the judiciary bodies in corporate law
Disclose an insight into contract laws with respect to the application of verbal and non-verbal agreements
Importance of collective bargaining agreements and laws on labor relations
How to deal with corruption in business law?
Discuss the difference between the EU and the UK after the implementation of the Brexit Contract Law
Discuss the protections provided to the minority shareholders in the corporate law regime of India
Compare and contrast the legal aspects of corporate M&A (mergers and acquisitions) in the United States and Australia
Analysis of the role of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition in regulating the anti-competitive practices in the market
Compare and contrast the legal aspects of e-commerce in the US and the UK
Critical analysis of the role played by the Arbitration and conciliation act in resolving business disputes
Compare and contrast the company law act in Australia and Canada
Discuss how anti-money laundering laws of a country impact businesses
Describe the implications of digital payment systems

Commercial Law Research Paper Topics

What are the dangers and potential results of commercial partnerships?
A comprehensive analysis of pre-incorporation contracts: How do they work?
Reviewing the use of international commercial law in energy projects across the globe.
Assessing the mediating role of corporate social responsibility in companies’ performance.
Evaluating the commercial laws that should be used against dishonest managers.
Reviewing the US commercial laws: What should be changed or added?
Evaluating the regulations aimed at stopping corruption: A case study of the UK.
Reviewing the implications of international commercial law in UK commercial laws.
Assessing the effectiveness of international commercial law programs in UK universities.
Evaluating the effectiveness of commercial law to support commercial transactions in the US.
Critical analysis of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Discuss the benefits of Commercial Law
Analyze the difficulties faced by businesses due to pursuing Regular or Commercial Lease
Describe the effect of business law on commercial transactions and licensing
Critical analysis of the labor law in Tanzania
Develop a comparative study on international labor standards that regulate multinational companies in developing countries

Constitutional Law Research Topics

The Internet and its impact on Free Speech
The pros and cons of federalism
What’s the freedom of the press?
The desecration and flag burning
A comparison between constitutions and state laws
What are the rights of victims of self-incrimination?
The pros and cons of Constitutionalism
All about gun control and its history in the US
What are the key changes that the First Amendment has brought?
What changes did the Bill of Rights bring?

Criminal Law Research Topics

Why does one crime have a set of different punishments?
The roots of criminologists’ work and their work in modern times
Can sociology have an impact on preventing crime?
The ethical and legal issues related to criminal activity in your country.
The real truth behind domestic violence
What is quantitative criminology, and how does it differ from other types of crime?
When does the international criminal court come into play?
Analyzing the use of lie detectors in criminal justice: How effective are the lie detectors?
A deeper look at the history of the death penalty.
The key differences between male and female rape legislation
Evaluating crime-related factors that should not be presented in a court of law.
A thematic review of criminal theory: Exploring the link between crime and morality.
What are the best ways to protect witnesses from retaliation in criminal cases?
Is criminal profiling by law enforcement truly helpful in identifying serial killers?
How does the criminal justice system keep an eye on police with body cameras?

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Research Topics on Family Law

Evaluating the impacts of the law on divorce: Has it increased the cases of divorce or reduced them?
Review the important implications and reasons for changes to family law in the last 20 years.
Assessing the factors that hinder couples from pursuing a divorce.
The global issues and legal aspects of marriage and divorce of mentally unstable individuals.
Explore divorce and social consequences across family law and religious perspectives.
Analyze the legal foundations of parenting and civil partnerships.
Assessing human rights in states that follow religious laws for families: A case study of India.
Compare the divorce rights for women in Pakistan and the UK.
How does culture impact decision-making on transgender marriages and divorce in the US?
Evaluating the compatibility of child justice with family justice: A case study of the UK.

Cyber Law Research Topics

The main cyber laws and enforcement today
What are the skills of an excellent cyber lawyer?
How can the government impact cyberterrorism?
Cybercrime and cyberterrorism
The penalties for cybercrime
All about private data, revenge porn, blackmailing, and our internet privacy
Is it the government’s job to analyze the flow of network traffic?
Cyberlaw trends and how the online community sticks to them.
The Internet Era and identity theft: Is it a crime of modern times?
Categories of cybercrime and the main cybersecurity strategies against violators.

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Research Ideas on Environmental Law

The environmental influence on the rate of crime
How has global environmental law changed today?
The importance of environmental law for the health of current generations.
Biological weapons and their regulations by international environmental law.
Will the Uber industry impact the ecology in America?
The current environmental regulations in the United States
Sustainability and environmental compliance due to environmental law and economic reality.
All about the environmental regulations in Canada
Waste management in countries with a high economic level.
Environmental law in Australia and climate change

Employment Law Research Topics

A comprehensive review of employment contracts and job contracts in the US manufacturing industry.
A legal viewpoint of employee mobility between European Union countries.
Equal employment opportunities: Comparing gender differences in the UK and US regulations.
Compare the UK laws before and after exiting the European Union.
Reviewing legal perspectives of social work employment: A case study of California, USA.
A comparative analysis of employment laws in the automotive industry in the US and UK.
Analyze the impact of trade unions and their work in the UK.
The convergence of employment laws and religion in the USA: A literature review.
Evaluating the efficiency of workplace sexual harassment: A case study of the US and UK.
A critical evaluation of the employment law of disabled individuals in the US.

Law Research Topics on Intellectual Property

Evaluating laws for intellectual property rights protection on the internet.
A comprehensive assessment of the economic impacts of intellectual property rights
Evaluating the fair dealing in terms of copyright law: A case study of the US.
How has EU law impacted the intellectual property regime in the UK?
Can the emerging technological advancements operate smoothly with the current intellectual property laws in the US?
Demystifying the relationship between intellectual property laws and EU regulations?
Comparing and contrasting the intellectual property regimes in the UK and the US.
Evaluating the implications of Brexit on the protection of intellectual property rights in the UK.
Is the EU intellectual property law safe and fair for users and owners?
Does the EU copyright law provide ample balance between the needs of inventors and users?
Comparison of the institutions and regulations governing intellectual property in China and India
An in-depth analysis of the UK’s invention and patenting system: Can the existing, rigid system stimulate innovation?
Critical analysis of the development of copyright and moral rights in the legal system of Europe
Infringement of foreign copyright and jurisdiction of the European Court
Critical analysis of the economic rationale of Trademarks
Analyze the emerging role of patents in innovation and intellectual property protection in the software industry
Peer-to-Peer Technology: Analysis of contributory infringement and fair use
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Trade-Related Aspects of IP Rights: A Workable Instrument for Enforcing Benefit Sharing

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The principles used to formulate international criminal laws.
Ethical systems and international relations
Problems of code-based ethics
How do different countries deal with false confessions?
Different treatment of terrorism as a crime in different countries
Diplomats and their protection of international morality.
Did the US involvement in Iraq provide justice or violate the law?
Laws on mental health in different countries
The issues of traditional justification
The question of ethics in the international legal context.
International Human Rights Court Hearings: Evaluating the importance of precedence.
What are the problems of enforcing international law in developing countries?
Evaluating the efficiency of International Tribunals in solving war crimes.
Digital and internet legislation: Forecasting the future.
Assessing the relationship between public safety and civil liberties in international laws.

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The common law towards refusal of medical treatment.
Evaluating the laws governing organ transplantation: A case study of the US .
How do ethics and medical law coexist?
Ethics and Medical Laws in World War II
Law application in medicine: Exploring the antecedents and practice.
Evaluating the ethical and legal challenges of using biobanks.
Exploring the legal aspects of electronic fetal monitoring.
How do lawsuits affect medical practitioners’ commitment to offering lifesaving treatments?
Unregistered medical intervention in the UK: What are the legal implications?
Morality and law in the abortion debate.
In accordance with international environmental law, biological weapons are prohibited.
Will the Uber industry have an impact on American ecology?
United States environmental laws are in effect today.
Due to environmental legislation and economic reality, sustainability, and environmental compliance.
anything about Canadian environmental laws.
evaluating aspects of crime that shouldn’t be discussed in court.
What are the best strategies for shielding witnesses in criminal cases from reprisals?
A more thorough examination of the death penalty’s past
Examining the connection between crime and morality is the focus of this examination of criminal theory.
A case study of London’s examination into the difficulties in determining the type and distribution of crime.

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How to balance the rights of defendants and victims when using anonymity in sexual offense litigation.
Slavery, prostitution, and human trafficking. the methods used globally to eradicate it.
Is identity theft a modern-day crime? prevention of identity theft in the post-Internet era.
criminality and psychology. Are some people more likely than others to breach the law?
Social control theory against the self-control hypothesis
False confessions and how they are handled in various nations.
The environment’s impact on crime rates is one of the theories behind shattered windows.
Similarities and disparities between mental diseases and crime in various nations.
education, criminal behavior, and intelligence.
From the beginning to the present, criminologists’ fieldwork.
How does quantitative criminology differ from other types of crime? What is it?
When is the use of the international criminal court appropriate?
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The main distinctions between male and female rape laws
Assessing criminal-related variables that shouldn’t be brought up in court.
What effects has EU law had on the UK’s system of intellectual property?
Can the advancing technologies coexist peacefully with the US’s current intellectual property laws?
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School of Law student researches single-use plastics

At the UN COP 28 this past Fall, student Kaitlyn Jauregui presented on Single-Use Plastics, and wrote a research paper on U.S. legislation relating to plastics and how companies should adapt.

School of Law student Kaitlyn Jauregu presented on single-use plastics at the COP 28 climate summit in the United Arab Emirates in December. Photo: Courtesy of Kaitlyn Jauregui

By Catharine Skipp [email protected] 04-09-2024

Growing up, Kaitlyn Jauregui and her friends loved kayaking on the Oleta River in North Miami Beach near her home. They were appalled by the trash washed up on the shores and bobbing on the river that connects the Everglades with Biscayne Bay. They started bringing bags on their trips to collect water bottles, plastic caps and bags, and other detritus and properly dispose of them.

Fast forward a decade, and Jauregui is in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, this past December attending the United Nations climate summit—the 28th annual Conference of the Parties, known as COP28, with professor Jessica Owley , director of the Environmental Law Program , and her peers from the University of Miami School of Law .

There, the 24-year-old presented her research on single-use plastics in the food and beverage industry and worked with the Ecuadorian delegation, focusing on a long-range goal of forming a treaty to end the practice. Jauregui recently prepared a brief for the Ecuadorian government.

From rivers to beaches to an educational concentration

By the time Jauregui attended the Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High Biscayne Bay Campus in North Miami, her interests had grown, and she enrolled in AP environmental science.

"The course made me very interested in environmental studies, and I considered pursuing environmental law for a while,” she said.

Jauregui was also a part of her high school's law academy, which replaced all participating students' electives with legal-based studies. "I loved the in-class debates and legal theory projects, so from then I knew I would study law," she said. Jauregui gained practical experience through the program by volunteering at the North Dade Justice Center for Justice Jason Dimitris.

However, she had been surrounded by a business mindset her entire life, being around her family's successful luxury bus company, and had always known business would figure somehow into her future career.

After that, she found a great way to combine her business, law, and environmental studies interests. At Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, Jauregui earned a B.B.A. in marketing and sustainability from the Goizueta Business School, leading her to her first U.N. COP attendance in 2019. She studied "how we in business and law can incorporate greener practices," an interest that continued into law school.

Distilling her many interests, at the School of Law she is an editor of the Business Law Review and has garnered Legal Academy Fellow Honors: CALI Award in Corporate Compliance and Risk Management, Dean's Award in Administrative Law, Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute Fellowship, and Cuban American Bar Association Scholarship.

Following her graduation in May and admission to The Florida Bar, Jauregui will be junior legal counsel in the general counsel's office of Celsius Holdings Inc., the global energy drink company, where she will enhance company policies regarding international trade, sustainability goals, and intellectual property.

Jauregui hopes to inspire lawyers and businesspersons to be mindful of their influence on stakeholder decision-making about consumption and waste. "I would like to promote the idea of a circular economy in my role at Celsius," she said.

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'This Is Insanity, Someone's Got To Act,' Marijuana Researcher Files Fed Lawsuit Against DEA Over 'Unconstitutional Process'

A Rhode Island-based cannabis company, MMJ BioPharma Cultivation Inc., filed a complain t against the Drug Enforcement Administration alleging "an unconstitutional administrative proceeding before a DEA Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). "

Upon discovering that DEA director Anne Milgram "illegally appointed the administrative law Judge Teresa Wallbaum" to hear the case, Megan Sheehan and Associates, lawyers representing MMJ, filed for relief seeking an order to halt these what they called "unconstitutional actions."

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Last August, MMJ filed a petition for a writ of mandamus in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit over a bulk manufacturing application submitted almost six years ago and never processed. MMJ's president and founder Duane Boise previously told Benzinga that the inaction goes directly against the Control Substance Act, negatively impacts MMJ and ignores its effort to help those suffering individuals from Huntington's Disease and Multiple Sclerosis through clinical research.

The DEA’s stance on cannabis and possible rescheduling on the federal level will be one of many important topics discussed by industry experts at the upcoming Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference next week.

‘This Is Insanity'

In the complaint filed on Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, MMJ argues it would be subject to "irreparable harm" under "such an unconstitutional proceeding," claiming DEA ALJ was appointed in "violation of the Appointments Clause of Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution and is not accountable to President, in violation of the Take Care Clause of Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution."

Boise stated, “Everyone agrees that there is a need for drugs to treat these neurological diseases- Congress, the FDA, the DEA, the doctors, parents’ association – everyone’s saying the same thing. And here we have an administrative agency that just completely arbitrarily attacks a company that’s following the law to manufacture a marijuana soft gelatin capsule to help suffering patients.”

“This is insanity,” he added. “Someone’s got to act.”

The complaint further reads that the U.S. Supreme Court found that an ALJ appointment process nearly identical to that used by the DEA is unconstitutional.

"On information and belief, the DEA ALJ presiding over MMJ's administrative hearing was selected from a group of candidates provided by the White House Office of Personnel Management ("OPM") and appointed by the DEA Administrator upon recommendation from DEA's Chief ALJ," reads the document.

‘Heartless Individuals' Hurting Patients

Commenting on the development, Boise stated , “We are dealing with heartless individuals at the DEA who continue to hinder marijuana research and development. MMJ has meticulously followed the law, yet the DEA fails to do the same. Ultimately, it is the patients in need who suffer due to government inaction.”

Tim Moynahan an attorney and the company’s chair added “I’m hoping that by both challenging the constitutionality of the DEA system while at the same time giving the DEA a roadmap to correct all of their errors. Someone within the DEA should settle this case particularly since MMJ is vital to completing drugs that we need to help patients suffering from Multiple Sclerosis and Huntington’s Disease.”

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9 facts about americans and marijuana.

People smell a cannabis plant on April 20, 2023, at Washington Square Park in New York City. (Leonardo Munoz/VIEWpress)

The use and possession of marijuana is illegal under U.S. federal law, but about three-quarters of states have legalized the drug for medical or recreational purposes. The changing legal landscape has coincided with a decades-long rise in public support for legalization, which a majority of Americans now favor.

Here are nine facts about Americans’ views of and experiences with marijuana, based on Pew Research Center surveys and other sources.

As more states legalize marijuana, Pew Research Center looked at Americans’ opinions on legalization and how these views have changed over time.

Data comes from surveys by the Center, Gallup , and the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Information about the jurisdictions where marijuana is legal at the state level comes from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws .

More information about the Center surveys cited in the analysis, including the questions asked and their methodologies, can be found at the links in the text.

Around nine-in-ten Americans say marijuana should be legal for medical or recreational use, according to a January 2024 Pew Research Center survey . An overwhelming majority of U.S. adults (88%) say either that marijuana should be legal for medical use only (32%) or that it should be legal for medical and recreational use (57%). Just 11% say the drug should not be legal in any form. These views have held relatively steady over the past five years.

A pie chart showing that only about 1 in 10 U.S. adults say marijuana should not be legal at all.

Views on marijuana legalization differ widely by age, political party, and race and ethnicity, the January survey shows.

A horizontal stacked bar chart showing that views about legalizing marijuana differ by race and ethnicity, age and partisanship.

While small shares across demographic groups say marijuana should not be legal at all, those least likely to favor it for both medical and recreational use include:

Older adults: 31% of adults ages 75 and older support marijuana legalization for medical and recreational purposes, compared with half of those ages 65 to 74, the next youngest age category. By contrast, 71% of adults under 30 support legalization for both uses.
Republicans and GOP-leaning independents: 42% of Republicans favor legalizing marijuana for both uses, compared with 72% of Democrats and Democratic leaners. Ideological differences exist as well: Within both parties, those who are more conservative are less likely to support legalization.
Hispanic and Asian Americans: 45% in each group support legalizing the drug for medical and recreational use. Larger shares of Black (65%) and White (59%) adults hold this view.

Support for marijuana legalization has increased dramatically over the last two decades. In addition to asking specifically about medical and recreational use of the drug, both the Center and Gallup have asked Americans about legalizing marijuana use in a general way. Gallup asked this question most recently, in 2023. That year, 70% of adults expressed support for legalization, more than double the share who said they favored it in 2000.

A line chart showing that U.S. public opinion on legalizing marijuana, 1969-2023.

Half of U.S. adults (50.3%) say they have ever used marijuana, according to the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health . That is a smaller share than the 84.1% who say they have ever consumed alcohol and the 64.8% who have ever used tobacco products or vaped nicotine.

While many Americans say they have used marijuana in their lifetime, far fewer are current users, according to the same survey. In 2022, 23.0% of adults said they had used the drug in the past year, while 15.9% said they had used it in the past month.

While many Americans say legalizing recreational marijuana has economic and criminal justice benefits, views on these and other impacts vary, the Center’s January survey shows.

Economic benefits: About half of adults (52%) say that legalizing recreational marijuana is good for local economies, while 17% say it is bad. Another 29% say it has no impact.

A horizontal stacked bar chart showing how Americans view the effects of legalizing recreational marijuana.

Criminal justice system fairness: 42% of Americans say legalizing marijuana for recreational use makes the criminal justice system fairer, compared with 18% who say it makes the system less fair. About four-in-ten (38%) say it has no impact.
Use of other drugs: 27% say this policy decreases the use of other drugs like heroin, fentanyl and cocaine, and 29% say it increases it. But the largest share (42%) say it has no effect on other drug use.
Community safety: 21% say recreational legalization makes communities safer and 34% say it makes them less safe. Another 44% say it doesn’t impact safety.

Democrats and adults under 50 are more likely than Republicans and those in older age groups to say legalizing marijuana has positive impacts in each of these areas.

Most Americans support easing penalties for people with marijuana convictions, an October 2021 Center survey found . Two-thirds of adults say they favor releasing people from prison who are being held for marijuana-related offenses only, including 41% who strongly favor this. And 61% support removing or expunging marijuana-related offenses from people’s criminal records.

Younger adults, Democrats and Black Americans are especially likely to support these changes. For instance, 74% of Black adults favor releasing people from prison who are being held only for marijuana-related offenses, and just as many favor removing or expunging marijuana-related offenses from criminal records.

Twenty-four states and the District of Columbia have legalized small amounts of marijuana for both medical and recreational use as of March 2024, according to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), an advocacy group that tracks state-level legislation on the issue. Another 14 states have legalized the drug for medical use only.

A map of the U.S. showing that nearly half of states have legalized the recreational use of marijuana.

Of the remaining 12 states, all allow limited access to products such as CBD oil that contain little to no THC – the main psychoactive substance in cannabis. And 26 states overall have at least partially decriminalized recreational marijuana use , as has the District of Columbia.

In addition to 24 states and D.C., the U.S. Virgin Islands , Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands have legalized marijuana for medical and recreational use.

More than half of Americans (54%) live in a state where both recreational and medical marijuana are legal, and 74% live in a state where it’s legal either for both purposes or medical use only, according to a February Center analysis of data from the Census Bureau and other outside sources. This analysis looked at state-level legislation in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

In 2012, Colorado and Washington became the first states to pass legislation legalizing recreational marijuana.

About eight-in-ten Americans (79%) live in a county with at least one cannabis dispensary, according to the February analysis. There are nearly 15,000 marijuana dispensaries nationwide, and 76% are in states (including D.C.) where recreational use is legal. Another 23% are in medical marijuana-only states, and 1% are in states that have made legal allowances for low-percentage THC or CBD-only products.

The states with the largest number of dispensaries include California, Oklahoma, Florida, Colorado and Michigan.

A map of the U.S. showing that cannabis dispensaries are common along the coasts and in a few specific states.

Note: This is an update of a post originally published April 26, 2021, and updated April 13, 2023.

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Administrative Law Research

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