Buckingham resumed progress in June and spent the next few months making final adjustments to Law and Order until its eventual release in October.

[6] When asked about the title of the album by Jim Ladd, Buckingham explained that it did not pertain to the contemporary context of the term, but was instead about establishing personal laws to abide by.

[9] Jon Pareles of Rolling Stone, in a 4/5 star review, wrote that "based on the evidence of Law and Order... Lindsey Buckingham's biggest contribution to Fleetwood Mac has been his unabashed fondness for pop music at its most hokey and hooky.

"[13] Billboard said that the album balanced Buckingham's "elegant guitars work and deft melodic sense against a newer element of rhythmic playfulness and a more urgent vocal attack.

"[14] On the other hand, Robin Smith of Record Mirror panned the "miserable" album in a 1/5 star review, saying that it "sounds like the out takes of Mac's worst studio sessions delivered around [Buckingham's] reedy little voice.