How to cite 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in Bluebook

42 U.S.C. § 1983

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Bluebook R. 12.3, T1Indigo Book R16.1.1, T1

United States Code

~~42 USC 1983~~becomes42 U.S.C. § 1983

Title 42 of the United States Code, the official code of federal statutes. The title number comes first, then “U.S.C.”

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