Law Book Rules In Franklin
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There are generally four elements in a citation to a statute in the United States Code: 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.
Revised on December 27, 2023. To cite federal laws (also commonly referred to as statutes or acts) in APA Style, include the name of the law, “U.S.C.” (short for United States Code), the title and section of the code where the law appears, the year, and optionally the URL.
Containing 51 titles, the main edition of the United States Code is published every six years by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives, and cumulative supplements are published annually to provide the most up-to-date information.
When citing a court document, the Bluebook requires the following: the name of the document, the pincite, and a document date, where applicable. The name of the document should be abbreviated in ance with BT1. Example: Citing an appellate brief: Appellant's Br. 10.
The Bluebook states that when citing United States legislative material (except debates), you should include the title, if relevant, the abbreviated name of the chamber, the number of the Congress, the number assigned to the material, and the year of publication. State materials are typically cited the same way.
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.
Citing American Law Reports (ALR) The author's full name (if any), as it appears on the publication (do not include "J.D."); The word "Annotation" (if no author, start with Annotation); The title of the annotation in italics; The volume, the abbreviated name of the ALR, and the first page of the annotation;
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 ...
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