The APA style of citing legal materials in the References list and in-text is based on The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (21st ed.). (2020). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Law Review Association.
A good guide to legal citations by Dr. Peter W. Martin can be found on the Cornell Law Library website, Introduction to Basic Legal Citation. The Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) recommends this site.
Zotero is a free research tool that allows users to collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research in a variety of formats. This includes APA style citations for both legal documents and other sources, such as law journals, books, and websites.
It will generate citations based on The Bluebook for the following legal resources:
Zotero can be accessed by navigating to the library homepage, hovering over the "Find" dropdown menu, and clicking on "Citation Resources." In order to use the complete version Zotero, you must download it to your computer or mobile device. It is available for Mac, Windows, Linux, IOS, and Android. The Documentation section on the Zotero website provides step by step instructions on using Zotero's features.
If you do not want to download Zotero, you can use ZoteroBib to quickly generate citations over your browser.
