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The Template for federal or state statutes is as follows: Reference List: Name of Act, Title Source § Section Number (Year). URL. Parenthetical Citation: (Name of Act, Year) Narrative Citation: Name of Act (Year)
For statutes, it is acceptable to just use the section as the short citation as long as it doesn't confuse your reader. For instance, rather than 42 U.S.C. § 1983, you can just use § 1983. For New York, you can use § 120.05 rather than Penal § 120.05.
Include background information as a parenthetical following the cite to the Code: Example: N.Y.C. Admin. Code §§ __ - __ (enacted pursuant to N.Y.
Contrary to Table 1.3 in The Bluebook and Appendix 1 in the ALWD Manual, New York practitioners abbreviate this publication as “NYCRR.” The abbreviation is preceded by the appropriate title number and followed by the appropriate section number. No section symbol is used, and the date is omitted. 12 NYCRR 23-1.7(b)(1).
Citing Federal Statutes Basic form. Name of Act, Volume U.S.C. § Section number (Date). Examples. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. § 4332 (1994). Basic form. Name of Act (Year) Name of Act of Year. Examples. The National Environmental Policy Act (1969) established the Council on Environmental Quality.
Slip opinions are the written opinions that are originally filed by the court. A slip opinion is not necessarily the court's final written decision. Slip opinions can be changed by subsequent court orders.