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Presidential record · From the National Archives disposition tables
Executive Order 12778
Civil Justice Reform
Signed by George Herbert Walker Bush on Oct 23, 1991.
Later revoked or supersededThe Federal Register edition of the order.
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eo-12778- Permanent link
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Vote Files, "Executive Order 12778: Civil Justice Reform," last checked Oct. 4, 2026, citing National Archives, https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12778
APA
Vote Files. (2026, October 4). Executive Order 12778: Civil Justice Reform [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12778
Chicago
Vote Files. "Executive Order 12778: Civil Justice Reform." Last modified October 4, 2026. Accessed October 4, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12778.
BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_eo_12778,
author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{Executive Order 12778: Civil Justice Reform}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12778}},
note = {Citation ID eo-12778; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1991.html; last checked 2026-10-04; accessed 2026-10-04}
}Plain link
https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12778
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Revoked by
EO 12988 of February 5, 1996
See
57 FR 3640
National Archives disposition tables cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.