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 to it, the law is clearly in the public domain. PRO ’s concluding remarks underscore that any rule in the case at hand must respect the public’s need for full and unfettered access to the law.

Bearing these concerns in mind, this Court must consider whether the I-Codes as Adopted are “the law.” In one sense, the answer to this question seems almost entirely obvious; the I-Codes as Adopted are literally state and local laws. But these laws incorporate significant amounts of material authored by a private entity rather than by government officials empowered to