How to Cite the Matthew Bender Law

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      Record all available publication information from the search result for the article on Matthew Bender. Write down author names as available (whether individuals or an organization) as well as article title and publication in which it originally appeared. Copy the LexisNexis document ID number.

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      List the reference in the following format if you are using the Bluebook style-guide: Author's first and last name, title of the article in italics, year of publication, title of publication, LEXIS followed by the document ID number and a parenthetical note of the date you last visited the article. For example, Jonathon Gottlieb, Substantive Due Process and You, 2010 Yale Law Review LEXIS 1010 (last visited Jan. 21, 2011).

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      List the reference according to the following format if you are following the Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD) Citation Manual: Author's first and last name, title of the article in italics, year of publication, a parenthetical note that the article is available in LEXIS followed by the document ID number, and a parenthetical note of the date you last accessed or the article. For example, Jonathon Gottlieb, Substantive Due Process and You, 2010 (available at LEXIS 1010) (accessed Jan. 21, 2011).

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