Administrative Law Research
November 2024
Updated by Paul Hellyer
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Introductory Sources
(Selected sources providing a quick overview)
Administrative Law and Process in a Nutshell (6th ed. 2017)
KF5402 .Z9 G4 2017 (RESERVE) West Academic
Principles of Administrative Law (Concise Hornbooks Series) (3rd ed. 2019)
KF5402 .W435 2019 (RESERVE) West Academic
A Short & Happy Guide to Administrative Law (2nd ed. 2022) West Academic
Library Materials
Library Catalog
To search for books, journals, and audiovisual materials held by William & Mary libraries, use the online catalog.
Search Tips:
- Subject Queries:
- administrative procedure
- administrative agencies
- administrative law
- Individual jurisdictions can be searched, e.g. "administrative law" and Virginia
To search for materials from other libraries, use the Worldcat database.
Shelf Browsing
To browse the library's shelves for books on administrative law, look in or around call number KF5400. Some relevant books are on reserve.
Primary Sources
(Selected sources only)
Regulations
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) e-CFR govinfo Westlaw HeinOnline Lexis
Federal Register federalregister.gov govinfo Westlaw HeinOnline Lexis
Virginia Administrative Code State website Westlaw Lexis
Virginia Register of Regulations State website Lexis
Other Administrative Materials
A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies usa.gov
Federal Administrative Decisions Westlaw Lexis
Bloomberg/BNA, Administrative Law (looseleaf service featuring decisions, statutes & leg. history; no longer updated)
KF5401 .A52 P5 (2nd Floor)
U.S. Federal Agency Documents, Decisions and Appeals HeinOnline
Virginia Administrative Decisions Westlaw Lexis
Virginia State Agency Directory Virginia.gov
Treatises
(Selected sources only)
Federal Administrative Procedure Sourcebook (William F. Funk, Jeffrey S. Lubbers & Charles Pou, Jr. eds., 5th ed. 2016)
KF5406 A3 2016 (2nd Floor)
Steven W. Feldman, West's Federal Administrative Practice (4th ed. 2002 & annual supp.)
KF8840 V62 v. 1 & 2 2002 (2nd Floor) Westlaw
Kristin E. Hickman & Richard J. Pierce, Jr., Administrative Law Treatise (7th ed. 2024 & annual supp.) VitalLaw
Charles H. Koch, Administrative Law and Practice (3rd ed. 2010 & annual supp.)
KF5407 K63 2010 (2nd Floor) Westlaw
Basil J. Mezines et al., Administrative Law (1977 & annual supp.) Lexis
Lee Modjeska, Administrative Law: Practice and Procedure (annual) Westlaw
James T. O'Reilly, Administrative Rulemaking (annual) Westlaw
Richard J. Pierce, Jr., Administrative Law (4th ed. 2025) West Academic
Periodicals
Periodical Indexes
Legal Source
Contains detailed indexing for over 1,200 legal journals, law reviews, yearbooks, institutes, statutes, bar association and university publications. Includes full text for over 400 journals. Coverage: 1908 - present.
Subject Queries:
- Administrative Law
- Administrative Acts
- Government Agencies
Selected Periodicals on Administrative Law
Administrative and Regulatory Law News HeinOnline
Administrative Law Review
IN LAW PERIODICALS (v.14-v.66, 1961-2014) Westlaw HeinOnline Lexis
Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary
IN LAW PERIODICALS (v.1-v.26, 1981-2006) Westlaw HeinOnline Lexis
Regulation (Cato Institute)
IN LAW PERIODICALS (v.1-v.38, 1977-2015) Website HeinOnline
Yale Journal on Regulation
IN LAW PERIODICALS (v.1-33, 1983-2016) Westlaw HeinOnline Lexis