Law Resources: Reading Regulation & Rulings Citations

Reading a citation for a federal regulation:

The citations below tell you where to locate a regulation in two sources:

Reading a citation for a Connecticut regulation:


The citation for a regulation looks the same as a statute citation. It's vital to note the abbreviation of the source: Conn. Agencies Regs.

Reading a citation for a ruling:


The format for rulings varies quite a bit. See the Blue Book for more examples and explanations.

The sources below list most standard abbreviations for law sources:

Black's Law Dictionary Ref KF 156 .B53 2000
The Blue Book : A Uniform System of Citation Ref KF 245 .B58
Cornell's Introduction to Basic Citation http://www.law.cornell.edu/citation/citation.table.html

 

Susan Clerc
Reference Librarian