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The purpose of this guide is to help you
with some of
the most frequently used forms of legal citation, following the 18th edition
of the Bluebook. It
is intended as a supplement, not a replacement for the
Bluebook, breaking down the components of each type of
citation and providing
examples. For further help, see the index to the Bluebook. The page numbers
indicated in
blue are those where examples are
provided in the Bluebook itself. You may also want to
read through the
Bluepages at the beginning of the Bluebook, which are new to the 18th
edition.
In the examples below, the conventions for court documents and legal memoranda are used. Review the
typeface convention rules for the type of
document you are creating.
Keep in mind:
A proper Bluebook
citation should do two things:
- Identify the source
- Describe the authority
- Party Names
- Abbreviate words in party names according to
Table T.6
(p. 335) - R. 10.2.2
- Always abbreviate any word listed in Table
T.6 (R. 10.2.2)
- Abbreviate states, countries, and other
geographical units unless it
is the entire name of the party (e.g.
the State of Tennessee) - Table T.10 (p. 342)
- Provide citation to at least one reporter:
- Include volume number, reporter name
(abbreviated), page number the case
is on, and citation for the
page where your material is cited
- Provide court, if not apparent from reporter
(Table T.7)
- Date decided
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