Citation examples
Each page answers one question, such as how to cite a Fifth Circuit opinion or a state statute, with real citations in the form The Citation Code teaches. Every example is a real authority the book checked against its source, and each one links to that source and to the section of the book that explains the rule.
42 topics, 405 examples.
Court opinions
- How to cite a U.S. Supreme Court opinion12 examples
- How to cite a Second Circuit opinion3 examples
- How to cite a Fifth Circuit opinion5 examples
- How to cite an Eleventh Circuit opinion3 examples
- How to cite a D.C. Circuit opinion5 examples
- How to cite a federal district court opinion5 examples
- How to cite a specialized federal court opinion12 examples
- How to cite a state supreme court opinion12 examples
- How to cite a state court of appeals opinion12 examples
- How to cite a California Supreme Court opinion3 examples
- How to cite a New York Court of Appeals opinion4 examples
- How to cite Texas Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals opinions3 examples
Statutes, regulations, rules and constitutions
- How to cite a federal statute (U.S. Code)12 examples
- How to cite a state statute12 examples
- How to cite a public law and the Statutes at Large12 examples
- How to cite state session laws2 examples
- How to cite a federal regulation (C.F.R.)12 examples
- How to cite the Federal Register12 examples
- How to cite agency decisions and attorney general opinions12 examples
- How to cite court rules12 examples
- How to cite the U.S. Constitution8 examples
- How to cite a state constitution12 examples
- How to cite a municipal ordinance or city code7 examples
- How to cite court documents and the record12 examples
Legislative materials
Journals, books and online sources
Tribal, foreign and international law
How citations work
- Parallel citations explained12 examples
- Pinpoint citations explained12 examples
- Short-form citations: Id., supra and short cites12 examples
- The court-and-year parenthetical12 examples
- How to cite subsequent history (aff’d, rev’d, cert. denied)12 examples
- Citation signals explained, with examples10 examples