Each of these databases carries its own unique pagenumbering system, and the blue. Abbreviated reporter names can be found in table t1 of the blue book. In the above example, the case involves two private parties. The bluebook requires citation to the regional reporters only, but many. Legal citation and style guide unc school of government. Short quotation any quotation of 49 or fewer words. Presented by the academic achievement program october 25, 2011. You can also choose whether to italicize or underline your titles. Article titles should be the names of the parties, as given in the official reporter, as docketed in the highest court to issue an opinion. Cite to a 2008 case from the third circuit court of appeals between deborah fellner and triunion seafoods, l. Use the first authors full name as it appears in the publication followed by et al. Houston courts of appeals are the only courts that take a. Name database and any codes or numbers that would identify material. For instance, a singapore case name will look something like this.
Cite to page 707 of a 1995 case between bruce babbitt, secretary of the interior, et al. For proper citation, you should either underline or italicize the case name, depending on where in a document you are placing the citation see rule 2. For more than two authors, provide the first name followed by et al. A b c d e f gh i jk l m n o p qr s t u vwxyz show all. May 05, 2020 parallel citations are used when the same case is printed in two or more different reporters. Write the title of the book in italics or underline it. May 05, 2020 the case name will appear at the beginning of the citation.
This book, available in the law librarys practical skills collection, will help you learn bluebook citation. All author surnames should be given in the initial citation. If there is particular relevance in listing all author names, list them in them in the order they appear in the original source, separated by commas except for the final name, which is. Citation clause like a citation sentence, but set off my commas rather than periods. Peter martins introduction to basic legal citation an. 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. Oh, but the lawyers and law students who write and organize the bluebook obviously have no idea how to write a reference manual so it is actually useful. Citing cases bluebook guide guides at georgetown law library. Serving high school, college, and university students, their teachers, and independent researchers since 2000. Omit all parties after the first plaintiff and the first defendant. Note that the use of abbreviations in a case name depends on whether the citation is in a citation sentence or a textual reference.
These sources include statutes, supreme court cases, and other law cases. Generally this is the first party in the case name. Three names can be provided if relevant for the citation or reduced to just one name with et al. In thinking of the bluebook, i have been reminded of big blue, the ibm corporation. It is recommended that the format set out by the supreme court of. In apa style, every author or editors name is inverted the last name comes first. Most of the cases you read in law school are appellate level cases. The bluebook of legal citation is a must have for every law student because lawyers are crazy and have to have a crazy way of citing everything. However, the basic format of a case citation is as follows. Write the full name of the author as it appears in the publication followed by a comma. Cases bluebook legal citation tarlton law library at. Books, reports, treatises bluebook legal citation tarlton. In re and ex parte preceding the case names but note the special guidance. Note that, as is the case with other styles, the format will differ depending on whether the book has an author or just an editor and other.
Commercial databases bluebook citation 101 practitioner. Law school bluebook basics one of the books that all 1l law students are required to purchase is the bluebook. Database identifier if unavailable, add information on the specific collection in a parenthetical page or paragraph numbers. Jul 19, 2019 the precise format of a case citation depends on a number of factors, including the jurisdiction, court, and type of case. Weresh, supra note 4 praising the alwd citation manual, newly published by the association of legal writing directors. A basic case citation contains the following elements. Bluebook rule 10 covers how cases should be cited in legal documents. Do not begin a citation clause with a capital letter unless the citation clause begins with a source. First, you do not need to indicate the deciding court if it is the highest court, just. In other words, a parallel citation references location information for more that one source of a case. For subsequent citations, the style for the first category remains the same. An example of a bluebook citation for a case includes the cases name.
Bluebook provides no information regarding line spacing. State case citations will typically be to one of the regional reporters. Martin, cornell legal information institute this guide can be used for both the 4th edition of the alwd citation manual and the 1. Case name abbreviations table 6 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z. Edition if there were more than one publication year. City, state abbreviation or country of publication.
Citation clauses are set off from the text by commas and immediately follow the proposition to which they relate. For help with other source types, like books, pdfs, or websites, check out our other guides. There are a few special rules for state case citations. Bt2 jurisdictionspecific citation rules and style guides. May 05, 2020 the case name consists of the names of the parties involved in the court case.
Bluecolored practitioners notes for court documents and legal memoranda. It is found in volume 539 of the federal reporter third series and begins on page. With more than three authors, a patent template see example on documentation page produces degermark, mikael. Do not include phrases indicating that there are multiple parties e. Aug 01, 2019 citations are to the 20th edition of the bluebook, a uniform system of citation rule 10 cases p. Creator often writer of a piece such as a book, script, play, article, podcast, comic, etc. Free bluebook citation generator for ebooks citing with. The format of these citations depends solely on the kind of source that the writer cites in his or her writing. Other considerations affecting weight of authority i case law.
Follow the rules of the bluebook andor alwd for formulating a case name in a citation. Citation practices and the bluebook cuny school of law. Cases bluebook guide libguides at university of illinois law. The two major instances in which a parallel citation may be needed are. Full name of the author as published on the title page title of the book should be underlined and put into italics page, section or paragraph. One can either underline or italicize the case name. Citation conventions for cases from all levels of courts for all u. This book is a reference guide that, believe it or not, will be just about the only book you take from law school into your practice as a lawyer. For books without individual authors, you can include the institutions name in the citation. Cases bluebook citation 101 academic format research. If there is more than one author, it is permissible to name the first author and then write et al, followed by a comma. There are a few different types of names, and the type of name will determine format. Create your citations, reference lists and bibliographies automatically using the apa, mla, chicago, or harvard referencing styles. Papers with six or more authors are always cited giving the name of the first author followed by et al.
Reference list citation example ivey business school case study. In a criminal case, the state brings an action against an individual or. Apus legal studies program writing guide apus epress. When a case is referenced in a textual sentence, the names should conform to the rules listed below. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and select preferences from the bottom left. If you are writing a brief or memo, look at the blue pages, rule b10 or apply the citation rules of the jurisdiction.
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