Law and Legal Studies
Executive orders
Executive orders are issued from the executive branch of the government, specifically the U.S. President or the state governor. An executive order is not a law in the sense that it does not go through the legislative process. It is not binding on everyone, only on employees of the executive branch. However, executive orders are subject to judicial review after the fact (i.e. they can be declared unconstitutional by the court).
- Executive orders of the current PresidentThe White House list of presidential actions, including executive orders, issued since January 20, 2021, with full text.
- List of United States federal executive ordersWikipedia article with information about executive orders issued by each president since Washington.
- Executive orders (Federal Register)Executive orders are required to be published in the Federal Register once signed. The Federal Register web site lists executive orders issued since 2004 (Clinton).
- Massachusetts Executive OrdersA collection of executive orders for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts since 1941. The orders can be browsed by date or by subject. These orders are published in the bi-weekly Massachusetts Register.
