Subject Guides: MACO 251: Federal Law

Laws & Legislation

Freedom of Information Act
Text [Cornell LII]
FIOA.gov: Official site. Contains explanations, reports and practical information.

Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 51 et seq.).
on FCC.gov

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Regulations

Administrative regulations are very similar to statutes, except they are produced by administrative agencies (e.g. the Federal Communications Commission--FCC) instead of legislatures. There are two main sources for federal administrative regulations:

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

Codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the federal government. The CFR is organized into 50 titles, which represent broad subject areas. FCC regulations, for example, are contained in Title 47 of the CFR. The CFR publishes its own index, and there is now a multi-volume index to the CFR published by West.

Federal Register

Unofficial site maintained by the Office of the Federal Register; provides ability to search Federal Register from 1994-present by citation or keyword, or browse by agency or topic.

MACO 251

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