Constitutions, Statutes, and Administrative Regulations

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CHAPTER 6

• Constitutions, Statutes, and Administrative
  Regulations

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The BluebookRule 11 Example Citing the
Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution

• U.S. CONST. amend. XIV.
• The Citation

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The BluebookRule 11 Example Citing the
Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution

• U.S. CONST. amend. XIV.
• The Constitution Cited

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The BluebookRule 11 Example Citing the
Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution

• U.S. CONST. amend. XIV.
• Abbreviation for Amendment

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The BluebookRule 11 Example Citing the
Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution

• U.S. CONST. amend. XIV.
• Number of Amendment Cited

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Citing a Constitutional Amendment

• Spell out the number
• 14th Wrong
• Fourteenth - Correct
• Capitalize the number and word amendment
• fourteenth amendment Wrong
• Fourteenth Amendment - Correct

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The BluebookRule 12

• The United States Code (U.S.C.) is the official
  federal code
• There are two unofficial federal codes
• United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
• United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)

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The BluebookRule 12Citing the United States
Code

• 18 U.S.C. 242 (2000).
• A United States Code Citation

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The BluebookRule 12Citing the United States
Code

• 18 U.S.C. 242 (2000).
• The Title Number

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The BluebookRule 12Citing the United States
Code

• 18 U.S.C. 242 (2000).
• The Code

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The BluebookRule 12Citing the United States
Code

• 18 U.S.C. 242 (2000).
• The Code Section

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The BluebookRule 12Citing the United States
Code

• 18 U.S.C. 242 (2000).
• The Year

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The BluebookRule 12Citing a Federal Statute

• Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) of 1970
  29 U.S.C. 651 (1988 Supp. V 1993)
• A United States Code Citation

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The BluebookRule 12Citing a Federal Statute

• Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) of 1970
  29 U.S.C. 651 (1988 Supp. V 1993)
• The Title of the Act (Statute)

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The BluebookRule 12Citing a Federal Statute

• Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) of 1970
  29 U.S.C. 651 (1988 Supp. V 1993)
• The Title Number

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The BluebookRule 12Citing a Federal Statute

• Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) of 1970
  29 U.S.C. 651 (1988 Supp. V 1993)
• The Code

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The BluebookRule 12Citing a Federal Statute

• Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) of 1970
  29 U.S.C. 651 (1988 Supp. V 1993)
• The Code Section

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The BluebookRule 12Citing a Federal Statute

• Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) of 1970
  29 U.S.C. 651 (1988 Supp. V 1993)
• The Year of the Supplement

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The BluebookRule 12Citing a Federal Statute

• Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) of 1970
  29 U.S.C. 651 (1988 Supp. V 1993)
• The Year of the Bound Volume

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The BluebookRule 12 - State Codes

• Cite similarly to federal code citations
• Review Bluebook Table 1 for specific formats and
  abbreviations

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The BluebookRule 12.8.3Examples of Some Federal
Citations

• Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Rule 26)
• FED. R. CIV. P. 26.
• Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (Rule 6)
• FED. R. CRIM. P. 6.
• Federal Rules of Evidence (Rule 301)
• FED. R. EVID. 301.

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The U.S. Constitution

• Published in numerous forms
• U.S.C.A. and U.S.C.S.
• Index the Constitution
• Annotate the Constitution

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Federal StatutesEnactment

• Legislation is proposed as a bill
• Introduced to House of Representatives and Senate
• Referred to committee
• Voted on by chamber it was introduced in

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Federal StatutesEnactment(continued)

• Sent to other chamber
• May be amended
• Voted on
• If amended its sent back to the original chamber
  for a their vote
• Both chambers must pass exact bill
• After passing both chambers it is sent to the
  President who will
• Approve
• Veto (Can be overridden by a joint 2/3 vote of
  Congress)

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Federal Statutes

• Laws enacted by Congress are either
• Public Laws Laws which concern all of society
• Private Laws Laws which concern single
  individuals or specific groups

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Federal StatutesPublication

• Initial publication As a slip Law in the
  Statutes at Large
• Published chronologically
• Official publication United States Code
• Including pocket part supplements
• Unofficial publications
• U.S.C.A.
• U.S.C.S.
• On-line and other internet cites

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State StatutesPublication

• Initial publication Session Laws
• Official publication State Code
• Including pocket part supplements
• Unofficial publications
• On-line and other internet cites

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Local Ordinances

• Municipal and county ordinances are not as widely
  published as federal and state statutes
• Check local law libraries for updates and
  availability

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Administrative Regulations

• Initial publication List of CFR Sections
  Affected (LSA)
• Refers the reader to Federal Register to view
  changes
• Official publication Code of Federal
  Regulations (C.F.R.)

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Court Rules

• All Rules of Court are published with the
  appropriate codes
• Other publications include
• Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
• Federal Rules of Evidence
• Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure