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ERIC Number: EJ382482
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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The Coming of Secret Law.
Relyea, Harold C.
Government Information Quarterly, v5 n2 p97-116 1988
Traces trends in the federal government's policy toward publication of statutes and publication practices from the time of the colonies to the present administration. The impairment of the publication of federal administrative law is then discussed in the context of the rise of a national security state. (118 notes with references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Codification, Disclosure, Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Freedom of Information, Government Publications, Government Role, National Security, Policy Formation, Public Agencies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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