Research Guides: APA Style Examples: Gov't/legal

Cases

Federal
State

REFERENCE

(For more examples begin on page 357 of the 7th edition)

[ APA Citing Example – United States Supreme Court Decision ]

IN TEXT

(Mireles v. Waco, 1991).

REFERENCE

(For more examples, see pp. 360-361 in the 7th edition)

IN TEXT

(Ocello v. Koster, 2011).

REFERENCE

(For more examples, see pp.361-363 in 7th edition)

[ APA Citing Example - US Congressional: Public Law ]

IN TEXT

(No child left behind act of 2001, 2002).

REFERENCE

(For more examples, see pp. 361-363 in 7th edition)

IN TEXT

(Health care and education reconciliation act of 2010, 2010).

Government publications

Federal
State

REFERENCE

[ APA Citing Example – Federal Government Publication ]

IN TEXT

(U.S. Department of Labor, 2015, para. 5).

REFERENCE

Missouri Division of Tourism. (2015). Annual report. https://industry.visitmo.com/Portals/1/
Research/MarketingPlan_AnnualReport/Missouri%20Division%20of%20Tourism
%20Annual%20Report%20FY15.pdf

IN TEXT

(Missouri Division of Tourism, 2015, p. 4).

Note

Consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th ed. for more examples of References to Legal Materials (Chapter 11, beginning page 355)

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