A legal citation is a reference to a specific legal resource such as a statute, legal case, or law journal article. A citation typically includes the volume number, name of resource, and a page or section number. See examples below. (Source)
Statutory law
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42 U.S.C. § 2000b
Title (volume) 42 of the United States Code section 2000b
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Case law
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Kriescher v. Fox Hills Golf Resort 384 F.3d 912
Case name Kriescher v. Fox Hills Golf Resort, found in volume 384 of the Federal Reporter, 3rd series, starting on page 912
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Law Review article
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12 Marq. Sports L. Rev. 347
Volume 12 of the Marquette Sports Law Review, starting on page 347.
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Common Legal Abbreviations: Case Reporters & Codes
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Abbreviation
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F., F.2d, F.3d
F.Supp., F.Supp.2d
N.E., N.E.2d
Ohio Rev. Code Ann.
S.Ct.
U.S.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.A
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Federal Reporter (1st, 2nd, 3rd series)
Federal Supplement (1st & 2nd series)
North Eastern Reporter (1st and 2nd series)
Ohio Revised Code Annotated
Supreme Court Reporter
United States Reports
United States Code
United States Code Annotated
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Common Legal Abbreviations for Law Journals
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L.
J.
Rev.
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Law
Journal
Review
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Ex.
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Ohio St. L. J.
Harv. L. Rev.
J. Fam. L.
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Ohio State Law Journal
Harvard Law Review
Journal of Family Law
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