follow normal APA style for journals & magazines.
Be aware that APA style for citing materials retrieved online is changing again. Basically, if you have a DOI number use it, otherwise follow format guidelines.
For legal decisions, statutes, codes and other strictly legal formats, APA follows the style of The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. The library has a copy: REF KF245.Z9 U5. There is also an extensive guide available online from the Cornell Law School by Peter W. Martin. http://www.law.cornell.edu/citation/
Legal Abbreviations:
Guide to Common Legal Abbreviations from Southern Illinois University Law Library
Citation format follows: APA Style Manual, Appendix D Reference to Legal Materi
For each citation you need:
Digests
Digests are the law school equivalents of encyclopedias – they don’t use them. Because of this, there isn’t a specific format. I called the Law library at the U and after talking to the librarians, we came up with this compromise between APA and legal style.
Citation from Supreme Court Digests found on LexisNexis:
Reference list:
Regulation of use of public forum, 86 L.Ed. Digest Topic sec. 938 (LexisNexis 2004).
In text as note format :
Regulation of use of public forum (2004)
Court decisions
Lexis/Nexis gives a number of options for citations in court cases. In general, use the first one.
For example: LOVELL v. CITY OF GRIFFIN
No. 391
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
303 U.S. 444; 58 S. Ct. 666; 82 L. Ed. 949; 1938 U.S. LEXIS 297Use 303 U.S. 444 in the citation. Do not use the LEXIS citation unless there is no other option.
Format:
Name v. Name, Volume Source Page (Court date)
NOTE: Use the abbreviated case name. If you don't know what the abbreviated name is, find the case on Lexis/Nexis. The linked name that takes you to the case will be the abbreviated name.
Examples:
Reference list: (from Utah Court of Appeals)
State v. Kingston, Utah App 103 (LexisNexis 2002).
NOTE: For a paper where the preceding cases were important, there is a special format that includes the reference to a previous case. Check out the APA Style Manual, Appendix D Reference to Legal Materials for examples.
In text as note:
State v. Kingston (2002)
Reference list: (from Utah Supreme Court)
Winn et al. v. Romney, 63 Utah 120 (LexisNexis 1923).
In text as note:
Winn et al. v. Romney (1923)
NOTE: et al. stands for et alia, (or et alii or et aliae, depending on gender) so the period ALWAYS goes after the L.
Reference list: (from U.S. District Court)
United States v. Cleveland, 56 F. Supp. 890 (D. Utah LexisNexis 1944). (NOTE: The D. Utah, means the U.S. District Court – Utah.)
In text as note:
United States v. Cleveland (1944)
Reference list: (from U.S. Court of Appeals)
White v. Utah, 41 Fed. Appx. 325 (10th Cir. LexisNexis 2002)
In text as note:
White v. Utah (2002)
Reference list: (from U.S. Supreme Court)
Ginzburg et al. v. United States, 383 U.S. 463 (LexisNexis 1966).
In text as note:
Ginzburg et al. v. United States (1966)
Legislation
Statutes – laws arranged chronologically by year enacted.
Codes – laws arranged by subject. It is common to cite a law from a code.
Format:
topic section (§) XXX (year)
Examples from code:
Reference list: (From the Utah Code Annotated)
Utah Technology Governance Act, Utah Code Ann. § 63F-1-101 (2008)
In text as note:
Utah Technology Governance Act (2008) 2008 is date of publication, not necessarily date of act.
Reference list: (From the Federal Code)
Registration of lobbyists, 2 U.S.C.S § 1603
In text as note:
Registration of lobbyists (2008)
Examples: Public law:
May use popular title or actual title:
For example:
Americans with Disabilities Act OR Equal Opportunity for Individuals with Disabilities
Reference list:
Narcotics Penalties and Enforcement Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-570, § 1002, 100 Stat. 3207-2 (1986).
In text as note:
Narcotics Penalties and Enforcement Act (1986)