Citation Style Guides

When lawyers present legal arguments and judges write opinions, they cite the authority used as a basis for their opinion/argument. These citations must follow a specific format using the technical language of legal citation. This website provides examples of legal citation formats ranging from Judicial Opinions to citing references in a law journal. The resource is provided courtesy of Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute.

From Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute.

Freely available from the Public Access to Legal Information (PALI) Committee. This revised edition of Locating the Law is an excellent how-to manual for beginning legal researchers.

This dictionary provides basic definitions of legal terms, often citing relevant court decisions.

This book outlines the citation method members of the profession use to communicate important information to one another about the sources and legal authorities upon which they rely in their work.

On campus access only. Netlibrary book explaining how to use the internet for legal research.