For more information in citing legal resources look at Westfield State University's APA Style Citing Legal Materials.
Please note the following examples in APA format:
A reference system to identify the past judicial decisions on cases or other information. With a citation, one can quickly locate the full text of the case. See citation format and examples below:
Case Citation Format in Reporters or Law Reports:
Plaintiff | Defendant |Volume |Reporter |Page |Court |Year
Blackburn v. Fisk 433 F.2d 121 (6th Cir. 1971)
"F.2d" stands for The Federal Reporter, 2nd series. Please note that not all citations follow the full format, e.g., 834 N.E.2d 432. Also, one case could have more than one citations, for example, all of these four citations 834 N.E.2d 432; 162 Ohio App. 3d 642; 2005 Ohio 4331; 2005 Ohio App. LEXIS 3932 refer to one case.
The system recognizes the following statute citation formats:
Format your Code of Federal Regulations citation like the examples below:
Format your Federal Register citation like the examples below:
The APA style of citing legal materials is based on The Bluebook Uniform System of Citation.