Citations Legal citations are often difficult to decipher. Bieber's Dictionary of Legal Citations. Codes Codes refer to subject compilations of statutes. A legal digest is a compilation of paragraphs containing concise summaries of points of cases, grouped under appropriate headings usually with an alphabetical arrangement. Along with proclamations, executive orders embody the President's lawmaking ability.
Executive orders can have important legal impact.
For example, they can ban trade with a foreign country, or reassign delegate functions between executive departments. Occasionally cases are known not by the names of their parties but by some term designating their content or effect. These terms are know as popular names. Along with executive orders, proclamations embody the President's lawmaking ability. Regulations Regulations are promulgated by administrative agencies to which the legislature has delegated lawmaking ability in particular areas.