In Chicago style, periods and commas go inside closing quotation marks, “like this,” whereas Oxford puts them after, 'like this', though there are exceptions (and exceptions are generally made in British style for fiction and journalism). Chicago uses em dashes with no space before or after—like this.
A block quote is indented 0.5 inches in Chicago style. Additionally, a Chicago style block quote does not use quotation marks and is single-spaced.
Direct quotes should be enclosed with double quotation marks if four lines or fewer in length. Integrate quoted material into a sentence with a footnote, endnote, or parenthetical citation at the end of the quoted passage.
Hearings/Testimony Published Title of the Recorded Testimony, Before the Relevant Committee, number of the Congress, page# (year) (Speaker's Name, Title and Affiliation). 1. Homeland Security Act of 2002: Hearings on H.R. 5005, Day 3, Before the Select Comm.
A quotation of at least five lines or at least two paragraphs should be placed in block format without quotation marks. Indent the entire quotation 0.5”—the same as a standard paragraph indent. ing to Kate L. Turabian's A Manual for Writers, block quotes should be single spaced (Turabian 2013, 349).
Court Case Elements of a case citation. A case citation includes names of the parties, the volume number of the case reporter, the abbreviated name of the case reporter, the series number, if there is one, and the number of the first page of the case. Abbreviated form of the citation: Roe, 410 U.S. 113, at 114.
If the quotation has more than 40 words, use a block quotation. Begin the quotation on a new line and indent a half-inch from the left margin. Double-space the entire quotation, and at the end of the quotation, provide citation information after the final punctuation mark.
Chicago Citation Format Author's last name, first name, middle initial. Title of document (in italics). Format (letter, manuscript, pamphlet…). Publisher city: publishing company, copyright date. Source (From Library of Congress in normal font), Collection name with dates (in italics).
When citing electronic transcripts, include the case name, docket number, court name, date, and URL or database name. For unpublished transcripts, provide the case name, docket number, court name, date, and a notation indicating that the transcript is unpublished.
A case citation includes names of the parties, the volume number of the case reporter, the abbreviated name of the case reporter, the series number, if there is one, and the number of the first page of the case. If citing a specific page, that would be followed by a comma and the page referred to in the text.