Federal Administrative Law

Individual jurisdictions may have their own citation style rules.  The Ohio Supreme Court publishes The Supreme Court of Ohio Writing Manual (Jan. 1, 2012), http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/ROD/manual.pdf.

According to The Supreme Court of Ohio Writing Manual, cite to the CFR as follows:

29 C.F.R. 825.112.

According to The Supreme Court of Ohio Writing Manual, cite to the Federal Register as follows:

75 Fed. Reg. 81,849.

The Supreme Court of Ohio Writing Manual does not address how to cite to Federal administrative adjudications.

Regulations

Rule 14 and Table 1 of The Bluebook (21st ed. 2020) covers Administrative and Executive Materials. Rule 14.2 is specific regarding regulations .

A citation to the CFR would look like this: 

29 C.F.R. § 825.112 (2015).

The 29 refers to the CFR title.  The CFR part is 825.  The CFR section is 825.112.

A citation to the Federal Register would look like this:

Office of the Attorney General; Applicability of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, 75 Fed. Reg. 81,849 (Dec. 29, 2010) (codified at 28 C.F.R. Pt. 72).

The 75 is the Federal Register volume.  The 81,849 is the Federal Register page number.  The Federal Register issue date is December 29, 2010.

Adjudications

Rule 14.3 is specific regarding administrative adjudications and arbitrations.  Generally, they should conform to Rule 10 for cases but apply Rule 14.3.1 exceptions.

Executive Orders & Proclamations

See T.1. Generally you will cite to Title 3 of the CFR when available. The citation elements consist of:

• Exec. Order abbreviation or Proclamation
• No. followed by the order or proclamation number
• Title 3
• C.F.R.
• Page number
• Original Year Promulgated

Exec. Order No. 13827, 3 C.F.R. 794 (2018).

Regulations

Rule 18 and Appendix 1 in the ALWD Citation Manual covers Federal administrative materials.  Rule 18.1 tells you how to cite to the CFR.  Rule 18.3 covers citation form for the Federal Register.

A citation to the CFR would look like this: 

29 C.F.R. § 825.112 (2015).

The 29 refers to the CFR title.  The CFR part is 825.  The CFR section is 825.112.

A citation to the Federal Register would look like this:

75 Fed. Reg. 81,849 (Dec. 29, 2010).

The 75 is the Federal Register volume.  The 81,849 is the Federal Register page number.  The Federal Register issue date is December 29, 2010.

Adjudications

Rule 18.5 explains the citation format for agency decisions.  Generally it follows the same format as cases but with some added material.