Use the following template or our MLA Citation Generator to cite a court case. For help with other source types, like books, PDFs, or websites, check out our other guides. To have your reference list or bibliography automatically made for you, try our free citation generator.

Reference list

Place this part in your bibliography or reference list at the end of your assignment.

Template:

Court/Governing Body Name. Title of Case. Docket no., Date of Case. Publisher, URL (if applicable). Format.

Example:

United States, Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Huang v. Garland. Docket no. 19-3281, 2 June 2021. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/1e4cf9d5-3f07-49a6-a27f-0856278a88f5/6/doc/19-3281_so.pdf#xml=https://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/1e4cf9d5-3f07-49a6-a27f-0856278a88f5/6/hilite/. PDF download.

In-text citation

Place this part right after the quote or reference to the source in your assignment.

Template:

(Court Name)

Example:

During the case, the plaintiff stated that she had left her native country of China due to harm from the local government (United States Court of Appeals).

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