Bluebook rule 18

    • Are Bluebook rules nitpicky?

      Bluebook rules are nitpicky in the extreme. Example: The Bluebook instructs you to underline or italicize the entire case name up to but not including the comma that follows the case name, see Rule B10.1.1(v). Using Bluebook citation form correctly requires a high degree of attention to detail.


    • Do I need to memorize the Bluebook rules?

      Penn State Law, University Park Legal Writing Department The Good News You do not need to memorize the Bluebook rules –you can always refer to the Bluebook. Some citation forms are used so often that you will ultimately remember them without referring to the Bluebook. 2 The Bad News Bluebook rules are nitpicky in the extreme.


    • Who uses Bluebook citation?

      Bluebook citation is used by most law reviews and journals, including Penn State Law’s journals. Bluebook citation formats are used in all writing courses at Penn State Law. Bluebook citation is followed by many (but not all) judges and law firms. After learning one method of citation, it is easier to adjust to other methods. 4


    • How do I cite a source based on a Bluebook rule?

      See Bluebook Rule 18.2. If the source is an online version of a common, published source—but not a source that is listed above under Original Images of Documents Obtained Online—for which a specific Bluebook rule applies—it should be cited according to its respective Bluebook rule, but with a direct URL citation to its online version.


    • [PDF File]THE YALE LAW JOURNAL VOLUME 127 STYLE SHEET

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      Bluebook Rule 15.4(b) Bluebook Rule 15.10.1 Bluebook Rule 17.6 Bluebook Rule 18.2.2(b)(i) Bluebook Rule 18.7.3 Bluebook Table T2.14 Bluebook Table 13 Rule 1: Structure and Use of Citations S.R. 1.1(b): String Citations in Textual Sentences in Footnotes The Bluebook does not specify how to handle parts of a string citation that are grammatically ...


    • [PDF File]HE J VOLUME 128 S - Yale Law Journal

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      THE YALE LAW JOURNAL VOLUME 128 STYLE SHEET The Yale Law Journal follows The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (20th ed. 2015) for citation form and the Chicago Manual of Style (17th ed. 2017) for stylistic matters not addressed by The Bluebook.


    • [PDF File]Practitioners and Law Clerks - Pennsylvania State University

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      Example: The Bluebook instructs you to underline or italicize the entire case name up to but not including the comma that follows the case name, see Rule B10.1.1(v). Using Bluebook citation form correctly requires a high degree of attention to detail. Putting citations in proper Bluebook form takes more time than you might expect. 3


    • [PDF File]Books (Rule 15) - Indiana University Bloomington

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      Internet Sources (Rule 18.2): Internet sources can be confusing, but there are generally two times to cite to the Internet. 1. When the cited material is not available in a traditional print source or on a widely


    • [PDF File]BLUEBOOK RULE 18: CITATION TO INTERNET AND ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

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      Rule 18 and liberalized citation to non-print sources—now, any online source that shares the characteristics of a print source should be cited according to the rule for the print version. This handout focuses on citation to internet resources and will provide you with some guidance


    • [PDF File]J V 131 STYLE GUIDE - Yale Law Journal

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      correspond to and supplement Rules 1-21 in The Bluebook. Rule 22 focuses on recurring matters of style that are not addressed in The Bluebook. Please refer to The Bluebook Corrections Sheet for objective errors in the twenty-first edition.


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