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Basic CSM Format for Law Reviews and Scholarly Articles

Basic Format

Pillsbury, Talking About Cruelty: The Eighth Amendment and Juvenile Offenders After Miller v. Alabama (2013) 46 Loy. L.A. L.Rev. 885, 886

Formatting Tips

  • The article name is italicized. Everything else is in normal type.
  • Use only the author's last name.
  • There is no space in L.Rev.