Lawyering Program - Law School - Lewis & Clark
Anatomy of a Citation
Citations point to authority for a legal or factual proposition, but what do they actually tell you? This PowerPoint presentation explains the elements of citations for cases, statutes and legal periodicals.
Quick Reference
View a quick reference sheet to help you understand the elements of legal citations.
Helpful Links
- Boley Law Library Map – Where to find cases, laws and other legal resources.
- Suffolk University Podcast on reporters and digests.
- Boley Law Library Research Links – Information about the legal resources available in the library and links for starting your legal research.
- Cornell University Law Library Guide to Legal Research provides helpful information for understanding how legal sources are organized and found.
- Legal Research Guides (By University of Washington Gallagher Law Library) – This website provides guides to help you search for laws on a particular subject, compile legislative history for a federal law, locate court opinions about a topic, and more.
Lawyering is located in Wood Hall on the Law Campus.
MSC: 51
email tvj@lclark.edu
voice 503-768-6637
fax 503-768-6671
Director Steve Johansen
Lawyering
Lewis & Clark Law School
10101 S. Terwilliger Boulevard MSC 51
Portland OR 97219