A GUIDE TO THE BLUEBOOK
[Pages:41]A GUIDE TO THE BLUEBOOK
Prof. Davlantes LP-I
Week 4
Navigating the Bluebook
? Quick References (at front and back) ? Practitioner's Notes (blue pages in front) ? Rules (white pages in middle) ? Tables and Abbreviations (blue pages in
back) ? Index (white pages in back)
You Must Cite to Supporting Authority When:
? You make an assertion about the law
? You quote directly from a legal source
? You paraphrase from a legal source
Citation of American Case Law
? Federal cases: The ? Supreme Court Opinions are
Supreme Court of the also published in three
United States is the
unofficial reporters:
only federal court to 1. Supreme Court Reporter
officially report its
(S. Ct.)
cases. This reporter is 2. Lawyer's Edition (L. Ed.)
the United States
Reports (U.S.)
Lawyer's Edition, Second
Series (L. Ed. 2d)
? The Bluebook requires
citation only to the
3. United States Law Week
official report
(U.S.L.W.)
Citations of Federal Cases, cont.
? Federal courts of appeal decisions are published by West in the unofficial reporter, Federal Reporter 2d and 3d (F.2d and F.3d).
? District court decisions are published by West in the unofficial reporter, the Federal Supplement (F. Supp.)
State cases & West Regional Reporters
? 28 states publish their cases officially. ? The other 22 states rely on the unofficial
West reporters to publish their cases in seven regional reporters:
? North Eastern (N.E. and N.E.2d) ? North Western (N.W. and N.W.2d) ? Pacific (P. and P.2d) ? South Eastern (S.E. and S.E.2d) ? South Western (S.W. and S.W.2d) ? Southern (S. and S.2d).
New York and California are Odd
? The intermediate court decisions of these states are also published by West in the New York Supplement (N.Y.S. and N.Y.S.2d) and in the California Reporter (Cal. Rptr.), respectively.
How to Cite Cases
Jackson v. Green, 204 So. 2d 94 (Fla. 1974) case name + reporter (volume, reporter abbrev., page #) + court and date
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