Citations to cases and other authorities in all documents filed in the courts must be in the style established by either the California Style Manual or The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, at the option of the party filing the document. The same style must be used consistently throughout the document.
Federal Statutes The title number. The abbreviation of the code used (here, U.S.C.) The section symbol (§) followed by a space and the section number containing the statute. The year of the code. (optional if citing to the current code - Bluebook R. 12.3. 2 per the 21st edition of the Bluebook)
Cite to the title of the Act (if one exists) or the date of the act if a title is not apparent, the public act number, the year (serves as a volume number for session law publications), the title of the session law publication, and the page number on which the Act begins (if pinpoint citing also include the page to ...
Elements Title of Act. Volume (if no volume, give the year) Abbreviated name of session law publication (see T. Pages and sections (if pinpoint citing give the beginning page and the relevant page to which you are citing) Year of enactment (if no date of enactment, use effective date)
Cite to the name of the act (if one exists) or to the date of the act if a name is not apparent, the Public Law number, the section (if citing to a specific section within the act), the volume, the title of the session law publication, the page number on which the act begins (if pinpoint citing also include the page ...
Citation Formats Laws Format: Popular Name, Public Law # or Chapter #, Volume # Title of Book or Abbreviation Page #. (Year Enacted). Example: Endangered Species Act of 1973, P.L. 93-205, 87 Stat. 884 (1973).
Bluebook Citation Example: Statutes § 387 (2012). Lanham (Trademark) Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051-1141n (2012).
Citing Statutes The citation for an act or statute tells you the name of the act, the jurisdiction where it was passed (federal or a province/territory), the year it was passed, and the volume and chapter number where it is found. Example: Administration of Estates Act, RSA 2000, c A-2.
Title VII specifically prohibits discrimination in the terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, compensation, employment benefits, advancement, employment training, assignments, and termination of employment. For more information, see Practice Note, Discrimination Under Title VII: Basics.