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A law book is a collection of many books that talk about laws. These books can include things like rules, reports of cases, summaries of laws, and even dictionaries. They help people understand what the laws are and how they work.
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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.
Statute (Legislation) Government Entity as Author. Name of the Public Law. Title of Container, Date, Pages. Publisher, URL (if online).
The Manual, also known as "The Tan Book," is what New York judges use when authoring their opinions, so most attorneys use it in lieu of the Bluebook to formulate their citations, even though its use is not mandatory.
For laws (statutes), the preferred form includes the name of the law and the year – e.g. (Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974). The APA style manual indicates anything cited in the text should also have a complete listing in the References list. For court cases, in the text include party name v.
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.
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.
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.
