Legal writers generally use a parallel citation only where a local court rule or local custom demands that they do so. Internet citation bluebook rules dulaneybrowne library at. Lettersabbreviations at the end of a name that tells us more about an individual. Abbreviations of months of the year, days of the week, and. This page provides bluebook a uniform system of citation, 19th ed. One hundred twentyone attorneys attended the seminar last month. This is one of the most widely used legal citation system in the united states. Overview bluebook legal citation tarlton law library at. Basic bluebook citation for cases proficientwriters. Home guide to legal abbreviations and citations libguides. Basic layout bluebook 101 library guides at university of. Apr 22, 2020 the citation formats presented in this guide follow the bluebook. A uniform system of citation exemplifies hypertrophy in the anthropological sense. The proper bluebook citation for articles appearing in consecutively paginated journals is volume number, abbreviation of the periodical name.
Jul 19, 2019 the bluebook is the style manual that governs how american legal documents are cited in legal memoranda, court documents, and law journals. Jun 08, 2011 a scholar can certainly write a superb article without once consulting the bluebook, but an editor who can identify errant commas and inconsistent abbreviations in the footnotes is also more likely to catch typographical and grammatical mistakes in the text. A legal magazine that now has around 1,500,000 page views per month and 99,000 newsletter subscribers. For help in understanding the citation rules in the bluebook, consult one or both of the following sources. Peter martins introduction to basic legal citation an. The following samples cover basic citation format for secondary sources. Month names longer than four letters used in journal and magazine citations should be abbreviated. Cite to the name of the sourcedictionary, page number if pinpoint citing, edition and year. Citation machine helps students and professionals properly credit the information that they use.
A uniform system of citation is the most widely used rules manual for academic and professional legal citation in the us. Bluebook layout bluebook guide guides at georgetown law. In a diverse and rapidly changing legal profession, the bluebook continues to provide a systematic method by which members of the profession communicate important information to one another about the sources and legal authorities upon. Citing secondary sources sample bluebook citations. A42x 1962 westlaw campus research offcampus access requires my. The first section is the bluepages, which provide information on basic legal citation. Always consult the bluebook for additional information. Mar 27, 2020 this can lead to citation confusion so be sure to check the bluebook closely. New jersey bluebook as modified by the new jersey manual on. Jul 19, 2019 the bluebook consists of four main sections.
When documenting sources using apa style, no abbreviations are used, all months should be spelled out in full. The bluebook also tells you which reporter to cite, if the courts opinions are printed in more than one reporter. They can be found in the index of the bluebook and also in the textual discussion about abbreviations. United states court of appeals for the armed forces. It is a monstrous growth, remote from the functional need for legal citation forms, that serves obscure needs of the legal culture and its student subculture. Set out below is a table of words and their abbreviations with links to examples. The bluebook is the most commonly used system for legal citations in the united states, especially for legal scholarship, but also with modifications by local rules in judicial opinions and party briefs. The bluepages contain condensed versions of the full rules and are intended to provide easytocomprehend guidance for. As has been true of all editions released since 2010, it is also indexed to the the bluebook and the alwd guide to legal citation. Table 10 is a list of abbreviations for geographical locations.
Feb 05, 2020 abbreviations of legal publications monash university abbreviations. This tarlton guide is a basic introduction to the bluebook and concentrates on academic legal citation, i. This is a proposed citation style to adapt the bluebook to the unique needs of wikipedia. United states treaties and other international agreements. The bluebook and alwd citation manual the bluebook takes an aggressive approach to further party name reduction. Rule 6, abbreviations, numerals, and symbols, abbreviations. Many of the complicated variations on rules are not shown in these samples. Past posts have noted many points of divergence between the citation norms manifest in most judicial and lawyer writing and the bluebooks dictates.
The chicago manual of style, the bluebook and the alwd guide to legal citation all suggest spelling out. In addition, abbreviate any state or smaller geographic unit included in a. Bluebook abbreviation michigan uniform abbreviation am. However, it can be used by anyone embarking on a foreign legal research project. Abbreviations bluebooking tips and resources libguides at. Other guides by uw law librarians about legal citation. Legal publications welcome to the oregon state bar online. Because published appellate court opinions are, for up to six months. Legal citations legal reference sources research guides. Abbreviate the listed words wherever they appear in a partys name that is part of a citation. The bluebook is a style guide for legal citation in the united states that is used by lawyers, scholars, judges, law students, paralegals, and others involved in the legal profession.
Table 6 of the bluebook is a list of acceptable abbreviations of common words. Cases bluebook legal citation tarlton law library at. Mar 25, 2020 the bluebook lists most abbreviations categorically in tables. Bluebook is the official handbook of proper citation form. Bluebook questions possible not safe for honor code top. Bluebook questions possible not safe for honor code post by mr. Southwestern journal of law and trade in the americas sw. It directs that some 144 words that may appear in a business, nonprofit, or public entitys name be abbreviated and prescribes the abbreviation to be used for each. The bluebook legal citation guide now available online yale. An introductory class guide this guide was created for use by attendees at the summer success 2011 program held at the harvard law school. Nov 25, 2019 often, it is best to use the bluebook index, look up abbreviations and consult the categories for abbreviations listed there.
For example, for the arizona supreme court it says, cite to p. It is a composite of those contained in the bluebook and the alwd guide to legal citation. Martin, cornell legal information institute this guide can be used for both the 4th edition of. If it is a federal reporter, and not the us reports, include the abbreviation for the deciding court.
They include such matters as case name abbreviations, the identification of a writers online source for cited primary authority, the format and content of treatise citations, and inclusion of a currency date in citations to statutes or. Pointbypoint, it is linked to the free citation guide, the indigo book. The following are common abbreviations that should be used when citing treaty sources. About the bluebook bluebook guide guides at georgetown. Students should remember, though, that there are numerous abbreviations that are not included in those tables. A uniform system of citation, a style guide, prescribes the most widely used legal citation system in the united states. In defense of the bluebook justia law blog june 8, 2011. For help identifying an unfamiliar abbreviation in a source, consider. A b c d e f gh i jk l m n o p qr s t u vwxyz show all. Both months and days of the week should start with capital letters and end with a period. U58 2010, which is one of the most widely recognized legal citation manuals in the united states. Generations of law students, lawyers, scholars, judges, and other legal professionals have relied on the bluebook s unique system of citation in their writing. It is published by the editors of the law journals at columbia university, harvard university, the university of pennsylvania, and yale university. Bt2 jurisdictionspecific citation rules and style guides.
Include a space between the numerals and the abbreviation. Bluebook table t1 provides guidance on how to properly abbreviate reporter names. In this way, the ability to bluebook is simply a proxy for other skills. Bluebook, grammar, legal citation, legal research permalink. In citations, abbreviate the names of months as follows.
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