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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

Statutes, regulations, rules and constitutions

Legislative materials

Journals, books and online sources

Tribal, foreign and international law

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