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Legal/Bluebook

State

Components

State abbreviation. Code's abbreviation. Statutes section # (Year on the spine).

Example

Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 33-114 (1998).

Note: This is slightly different for Texas and some other states. Ask a librarian for help or click here to view a list put together by Cornell University Law School.

Note: If there isn't a spine because the citation appears in a supplement, give the latest copyright year.

Note: No underlining or italics.

Federal

Components

The official name of the act, Title # Code abbreviation Statutes section # (Year on the spine).

Example

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405(a) (2000).

Note: No underlining or italics.