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Note: The NLM (National Library of Medicine Recommended Formats for Bibliographic Citation) does not offer its own guidelines for documenting legal references. The CSE instead defers to A Uniform System of Citation (HLRA 1992) and offers the formats below, based on their recommendations.
1. Court Cases
Format:
Entry Number. Title of Case, Volume Source Page Numbers (Court and Date).
Example:
27. Meyer v. State of Nebraska., 262 U.S. 390 (S.Ct. 625 1923).
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2. Statutes
Format:
Entry Number. Title of Statute, Volume Number Source Section Number § (Year of Publication)
Example:
28. Farm Credit Act. 42 U.S.C.A. § 410 (1959)
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3. U.S. Senate Bills, Unenacted
Note: This example was taken from CSE's Scientific Style and Format (p 663).
Format:
Entry Number. Senate Bill Number, Number of Congress, Number of Session Section Number § (Year).
Example:
29. S. 2830, 96th Cong., 2d Sess. § 8 (1980).
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4. State Joint Resolutions, Enacted
Note: This example was taken from CSE's Scientific Style and Format (p 663).
Format:
Entry Number. Resolution Number, Legislature Number, Session Number, Year Collection of Laws
Example:
30. H.R.J. Res 1, 40th Leg., 2d Spec. Sess., 1974 Utah Laws 7
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5. U.S. Senate Hearings
Format:
Entry Number. Title of Hearing, Number of Congress, Session Number. (Year)
Example:
31. U.S. Policy in the Persian Gulf: Hearing Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, 101st Cong., 2nd Sess. (1990)
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