In the dissertation, several amendments are mentioned in a general way. Do you spell out the amendment numbers or not or does it matter?
- Justice Douglas addressed the Eighth Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment ...
- Justice Douglas addressed the 8th Amendment and the 14th Amendment ...
The university handbook is silent on the matter, so APA style prevails. I looked in the APA 6th edition, which shows examples for in-text citations and for reference entries. But could not find any examples of a general nature.
I also do not have access to the Legal Bluebook.