Do not end a citation clause with a period, unless it is the last clause in the sentence. Blue colored practitioners notes for court documents. Other information that may be included in a case cite value weight of authority in a parenthetical rule 10. Use an abbreviated explanatory phrase to introduce the prior or subsequent history, which is underlined or italicized. Parentheticals should always be used for citing concurring or dissenting opinions. The most recent edition of the bluebook prescribes adding the name of the. A manual of legal citation is the preferred resource for bluebook legal citation at rasmussen college. In case the book is being published by more than one publishing house, write the name of the publisher cited after the name of the editor in sentence case.
The indigo book isnt the same as the bluebook, but it does implement the same. A per curiam opinion is an unsigned opinion issued on behalf of the entire. A full citation should include prior or subsequent history of the case. As indicated below, those phrases such as affg or overruled by that are followed by a case citation as their direct object are not followed. How to cite books basic legal citation cornell university. If you are using the bluebook for a citation guide then it is very likely that you will need to cite a case. Citation practices and the bluebook cuny school of law. The process of editing legal text to conform to these standards is sometimes referred to as bluebooking. Bt2 jurisdictionspecific citation rules and style guides. A standard book citation consists of the following elements in order. Citation format examples for footnotes general rules times new roman, size 10, 1 line spacing, justified. Do not begin a citation clause with a capital letter unless the citation clause begins with a source that would otherwise be capitalized. This page will give you a basic overview on citing cases using bluebook format. Citation rules for court documents and legal memoranda.
The following information regarding the bluebook citation format is an adapted. Citation clauses are set off from the text by commas and immediately follow the proposition to which they relate. The bluebook method is the most widely used legal citation system in the united states. You can find rule 10 in the white pages on page 94. Example of parallel citations legal citations research. A reporter is a series of books collecting the published cases within a given. A b c d e f gh i jk l m n o p qr s t u vwxyz show all. Books, reports, treatises bluebook legal citation tarlton law. Bluebook citation school of justice studies rasguides at. Author names should be included in full just as they appear in. The following table lists a number of explanatory phrases some of which contain abbreviations commonly used in indicating prior or subsequent history and weight of authority of judicial decisions. Bluebook formatting is a uniform system of citation for legal text. With that in mind, here is a list of some of the more obscure bluebook rules.