Civil Justice Reform

Signed by William Jefferson Clinton on Feb 5, 1996.

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Vote Files. (2026, October 4). Executive Order 12988: Civil Justice Reform [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12988

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Vote Files. "Executive Order 12988: Civil Justice Reform." Last modified October 4, 2026. Accessed October 4, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12988.

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@misc{votefiles_eo_12988,
  author       = {{Vote Files}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 12988: Civil Justice Reform}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12988}},
  note         = {Citation ID eo-12988; official source: Federal Register, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/02/07/96-2755/civil-justice-reform; last checked 2026-10-04; accessed 2026-10-04}
}

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Revokes EO 12778, October 23, 1991

Supplemented by EO 13083, May 14, 1998 (which was suspended by EO 13095, August 5, 1998); EO 13084, May 14, 1998; EO 13132, August 4, 1999

See EO 12866, September 30, 1993; EO 13175, November 6, 2000

Revokes EO 12778, October 23, 1991;; ;

Supplemented by EO 13083, May 14, 1998 (which was suspended by EO 13095, August 5, 1998); EO 13084, May 14, 1998; EO 13132, August 4, 1999;; ;

See EO 12866, September 30, 1993; EO 13175, November 6, 2000

National Archives disposition tables cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

Federal Register disposition tableRevokes: EO 12778, October 23, 1991;; ; Supplemented by: EO 13083, May 14, 1998 (which was suspended by EO 13095, August 5, 1998); EO 13084, May 14, 1998; EO 13132, August 4, 1999;; ; See: EO 12866, September 30, 1993; EO 13175, November 6, 2000

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