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APA Style Examples: Gov't/legal

Find how to cite a web page, journal, book, eBook, textbook, magazine, newspaper, video, DVD, TV show, Twitter, Tweet, Instagram, Facebook, or blog post. Find how to format in-text/parenthetical citations, papers or title pages and cite when no author.

Cases

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)

[ APA Citing Example – State Court Case ]

 

     IN TEXT 

     (Ocello v. Koster, 2011).

Laws

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)

[ APA Citing Example – US Federal Statute ]

 

    IN TEXT 

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

Government publications

REFERENCE

 

[ APA Citing Example – Federal Government Publication ]

 

  IN TEXT 

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

REFERENCE

[ APA Citing Example – State Government Publication ]

 

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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