In-
text citations are formatted similarly to court decisions above (name of the
act, year).
Statutes
- name of the act.
- title, source (check the Bluebook for abbreviations), and section number of the statute;
- the publication date of the compilation you used to find the statute, in parentheses.
- URL (optional)
To cite a court case or decision, list the name of the case, the volume and abbreviated name of the reporter, the page number, the name of the court, the year, and optionally the URL. The case name is italicized in the in-text citation, but not in the reference list.
U.S. Supreme Court: Official Citation
- Name of the case (italicized or underlined - assuming you are writing a brief or memo);
- Volume of the United States Reports;
- Reporter abbreviation ("U.S.");
- First page where the case can be found in the reporter and pinpoint page if required;
Legal Citation BasicsMost legal citations consist of the name of the document (case, statute, law review article), an abbreviation for the legal series, and the date. The abbreviation for the legal series usually appears as a number followed by the abbreviated name of the series and ends in another number.
In-text citation:
- Parties (people or organisations involved – sometimes substituted by a letter eg.
- Year (year the case was reported).
- Abbreviation (of the law report where the case is published or the court where the case was heard).
- Volume and page number (or case number for unreported cases).
When using APA format, follow the author-date method of in-text citation. This means that the author's last name and the year of publication for the source should appear in the text, like, for example, (Jones, 1998). One complete reference for each source should appear in the reference list at the end of the paper.
Here are the basic elements of an APA Style reference for a regulation drawn from the Code of Federal Regulations.
- Name of the regulation. Start the reference with the name of the regulation if the regulation is commonly identified by its name.
- Title number.
- Abbreviated name of the source.
- Section number.
- Date.
Citations to California Codes do not begin with numbers; instead, the title of the code name is followed by the section number, the publisher, and the date of the volume (not the date the individual code section was enacted). Parallel cites are not used for the code, since there is no official code for California.
Cite the Code using the initials I.R.C., and place a period after each capitalized letter. I.R.C. stands for the most current edition of the Internal Revenue Code. After the I.R.C., leave a single space and enter the section symbol.
In APA 7th edition style, materials published by the military will typically be cited as government reports using the following format: Author (year). Title of Document. (Publication Number).
Place of publication: Publisher.
- Example:
- Example:
- If you are referencing an Act you found online, this should be indicated in the reference. Title of the Act and year. ( chapter number of the Act; abbreviated to 'c'). [ Online]. Place of publication: Publisher. [ Date accessed]. Available from: URL. Example:
When citing to a code section, you generally include the abbreviation for the code and the section number: Example: L.A.M.C. § 48.02 is a citation to section 48.02 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code.
The first guideline for citing administrative adjudications is that you should cite by the reported name of the first listed private party. You should omit procedural phrases like "in re" or "in the matter of." You can use parenthetical phrases to indicate information about the nature and stage of the proceeding.
Cite the complaint in order as complaint, case name, federal supplement, court, date and filing number. For example: Complaint at 39, Peter v.
Citations. Unlike other regulations which are cited to the Code of Federal Regulations, Treasury Regulations are not cited to the C.F.R. and are cited as, for example, Treas. Reg. §1.72-16(a) (1963).
The Template for U.S. Circuit Court decisions is as follows:
- Reference list: Name v. Name, Volume F. [or F. 2d, F. 3d] Page (Court Year). URL.
- Parenthetical citation: (Name v. Name, Year)
- Narrative citation: Name v. Name (Year)
If the work does not have an author, cite the source by its title in the signal phrase or use the first word or two in the parentheses. Titles of books and reports are italicized; titles of articles, chapters, and web pages are in quotation marks.
APA website citations usually include the author, the publication date, the title of the page or article, the
website name, and the URL.
Websites with no date.
| Format | Last name, Initials. (n.d.). Page title. Site Name. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from URL |
|---|
| In-text citation | (University of Amsterdam, n.d.) |
General Format:
- In-Text Citation (Paraphrase): (Government or Corporation Name, year)
- In-Text Citation (Direct Quote): (Government or Corporation Name, year, page number)
- References: Government or corporation name. (Year). Title of publication. Location of publication: Publisher.
- Examples: In-text Citation (Paraphrase):
Available at: URL. (Accessed: date).
Government / Official Publication
- Name of government department or committee.
- Year of publication (in round brackets).
- Title (in italics).
- Place of pulication: publisher.
- Series or paper number (in brackets) - if applicable.
