| A U.S. Supreme Court case (cited directly from a reporter OR via a database) | |
| Note |
1. Herring v. New York, 422 U.S. 853 (1975). OR 1. Herring v. New York, 422 U.S. 853 LEXIS 84 (1975). https://advance-lexis-com.ezproxy.centre.edu/api/document?collection=cases&id=urn:contentItem:3S4X-BDT0-003B-S1TD-00000-00&context=1516831. |
| Bibliography | Court cases are only cited in notes, not in the bibliography, according to Chicago Style. Your instructor may want courts cases in the bibliography too. They can make that choice, so be sure to ask! If your instructor wants a legal source listed in the bibliography, use the above format. |
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In the citation above, Herring is the plaintiff, New York is the defendant. 422 is the volume number, U.S. is the "reporter" (publisher), 853 is the first page of the text. In the second version, the case was found in a legal database (Nexis Uni). Therefore, LEXIS 84, the database identifier, and the database permalink are added to the citation. |
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| A state Supreme Court case (example is California) | |
| Note |
2. Edelstein v. City & County of San Francisco, 56 P.3d 1029 (Cal.2002). |
| Bibliography | Court cases are only cited in notes, not in the bibliography, according to Chicago Style. Your instructor may want courts cases in the bibliography too. They can make that choice, so be sure to ask! If your instructor wants a legal source listed in the bibliography, use the above format. |
| In the citation above, Edelstein is the plaintiff, City & County of San Francisco is the defendant. 56 is the volume number, P.3d is the "reporter" (publisher), 1029 is the first page of the text. | |
| An appellate court case | |
| Note |
3. Wilson v. |
| Bibliography | Court cases are only cited in notes, not in the bibliography, according to Chicago Style. Your instructor may want courts cases in the bibliography too. They can make that choice, so be sure to ask! If your instructor wants a legal source listed in the bibliography, use the above format. |
| In the citation above, Wilson is the plaintiff, Mar. Overseas Corp. is the defendant. 1st. Cir. is the proper abbreviation for the court, 150 is the volume number, F3d is the "reporter" (publisher), 1 is the first page of the text. | |
| An act of Congress | |
| Note |
4. Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1996). |
| Bibliography | Congressional acts, statutes etc. are only cited in notes, not in the bibliography, according to Chicago Style. Your instructor may want them in the bibliography too. They can make that choice, so be sure to ask! If your instructor wants a Congressional source listed in the bibliography, use the above format. |
| The citation above indicates the commonly-known title, the publication volume (5), the "publisher" (United States Code = U.S.C.), the section (552) and the year of enactment. | |
| A presidential executive order | |
| Note |
5. Exec. Order. No. 13440, 72 Fed. Reg. 40707 (July 24, 2007), http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/2007.html#13440. |
| Bibliography | Executive orders are only cited in notes, not in the bibliography, according to Chicago Style. Your instructor may want them in the bibliography too. They can make that choice, so be sure to ask! If your instructor wants Executive orders listed in the bibliography, use the above format. |
| Testimony at a state committee hearing | |
| Note |
6. Bridging the Digital Divide in California: A Foundation for a Better Way of Life: Hearings Before the Assembly Utilities & Commerce Committee, 2013 Leg.. (Cal. 2013), statement of Ken Simmons, Chief Operating Officer, Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles). http://autl.assembly.ca.gov/sites/autl.assembly.ca.gov/files/hearings/BroadbandTestimony.pdf. |
| Bibliography | Hearings are only cited in notes, not in the bibliography, according to Chicago Style. Your instructor may want hearings in the bibliography too. They can make that choice, so be sure to ask! If your instructor wants hearings listed in the bibliography, use the above format. |
| A federal or state bill or resolution | |
| Note |
7. H.R. Res. 6026, Sess. of 2011 (Kan. 2011), http://www.kslegislature.org/li_2012/b2011_12/year1/measures/documents/hr6026_00_0000.pdf. |
| Bibliography | Resolutions and bills are only cited in notes, not in the bibliography, according to Chicago Style. Your instructor may want them in the bibliography too. They can make that choice, so be sure to ask! If your instructor wants them listed in the bibliography, use the above format. |
