| A U.S. Supreme Court case | |
| Note |
1. Herring v. New York, 422 U.S. 853 (1975). |
| Bibliography | Court cases are only cited in notes, not in the bibliography. If your teacher wants a legal source listed in the blbiography, use the above format. |
| In the citation above, Herring is the plaintiff, New York is the defendant. 422 is the volume number, U.S. is the "reporter" (publisher), 853 is the first page of the text. | |
| A state Supreme Court case (example is California) | |
| Note |
2. Edelstein v. City & County of San Francisco, 56 P.3d 1029 (Cal.2002). |
| Bibliography | Court cases are only cited in notes, not in the bibliography. If your teacher wants a legal source listed in the bibliography, use the above format. |
| In the citation above, Edelstein is the plaintiff, City & County of San Francisco is the defendant. 56 is the volume number, P.3d is the "reporter" (publisher), 1029 is the first page of the text. | |
| An appellate court case found in a legal database (example is Arizona) | |
| Note |
3. State of Arizona v. Fischer, 2008 Ariz. App. LEXIS 125 (2008). |
| Bibliography | Court cases are only cited in notes, not in the bibliography. If your teacher wants a legal source listed in the bibliography, use the above format. |
| In the citation above, State of Arizona is the plaintiff, Fischer is the defendant. Ariz. App. is the proper abbreviation for the court, LEXIS 125 is the identifier in the Lexis-Nexis legal database. | |
| An act of Congress | |
| Note |
4. Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1996). |
| Bibliography | Congressional acts, statutes, etc. are only cited in notes, not in the bibliography. If your teacher wants a legal source listed in the bibliography, use the above format. |
| The citation above indicates the commonly-known title, the publication volume (5), the "publisher" (United States Code = U.S.C.), the section (552) and the year of enactment. | |
| A presidential executive order | |
| Note |
5. Exec. Order. No. 13440, 72 Fed. Reg. 40707 (July 24, 2007), http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/2007.html#13440. |
| Bibliography | Executive orders are only cited in notes, not in the bibliography. If your teacher wants a legal source listed in the bibliography, use the above format. |
| Testimony at a state committee hearing | |
| Note |
6. Bridging the Digital Divide in California: A Foundation for a Better Way of Life: Hearings Before the Assembly Utilities & Commerce Committee, 2013 Leg.. (Cal. 2013), statement of Ken Simmons, Chief Operating Officer, Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles). http://autl.assembly.ca.gov/sites/autl.assembly.ca.gov/files/hearings/BroadbandTestimony.pdf. |
| Bibliography | Hearings are only cited in notes, not in the bibliography. If your teacher wants a legal source listed in the bibliography, use the above format. |
| A federal or state bill or resolution | |
| Note |
7. H.R. Res. 6026, Sess. of 2011 (Kan. 2011), http://www.kslegislature.org/li_2012/b2011_12/year1/measures/documents/hr6026_00_0000.pdf. |
| Bibliography | Resolutions and bills are only cited in notes, not the bibliography. If your teacher wants a legal source listed in the bibliography, use the above format. |
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