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Date
Date is most often the date when the work you are citing was published. For online sources, you might also include a date of revision instead of the date of publication, like on a news article that has been updated. Include as much information as you can for date of publication because ideally you want day, month, and year.
23. Date Format
Every citation needs a date. If there is no date of publication/modified date, you need to include a date of access. Dates are Day Mon. Year. Abbreviate all months to 3 letters followed by a period except May June and July, which are written in their entirety and September, which is (oddly) abbreviated as “Sept.”
Only use date of access for web sources if there is no publication/modified date.
If there is no publication/modified date, you must include a date of access.
Friedman, Thomas. “ Israel to American Jews: You Just Don’t Matter.” Editorial. New York Times, 12 July 2017, nyti.ms/2u7Etwl.
---. “It’s Chicken or Fish.” Editorial. New York Times, 16 May 2017, nyti.ms/2ror9Pj.
---. “If Only Stephen Paddock Were a Muslim.” Editorial. New York Times, 3 Oct. 2017, nyti.ms/2xRScXw.
---. “Peanut Butter on the Trump Team’s Chins.” Editorial. New York Times, 7 Mar. 2017, nyti.ms/2mDDyQK.
---. “President Trump’s Real-World Syria Lesson.” Editorial. New York Times, 5 Apr.2017, nyti.ms/2oADouI.
---. “Trump’s Folly.” Editorial. New York Times, 13 Sept. 2017, nyti.ms/2xYDXiD.
---. “Where Did ‘We the People’ Go?” Editorial. New York Times, 21 June 2017, nnyti.ms/2sP3jQu.
6. Date of Access
Every citation needs a date. If there is no date of publication/modified date, you need to include a date of access. Only use date of access when you cannot find the publication date for an Internet source. Date of access follows URL and a period.
If there is no publication/modified date, you must include a date of access.
“Brandenberg v. Ohio.” Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School, www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/395/444#writing-USSC_CR_0395_0444_ZO. Accessed 19 Oct. 2017.
Esmaili, Tala. “First Amendment.” Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School, www.law.cornell.edu/wex/first_amendment. Accessed 22 Oct. 2017.
“Snyder v. Phelps.” 2010 Term Opinions of the Court. Supreme Court of the United States. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/10pdf/09-751.pdf. Accessed 14 Oct. 2017.