Abbreviations the second section of the style sheet sets out the abbreviations to be used for washington sources. Abbreviate the name of the publisher according to rule 15. Bluebook guide 20th ed powerpoint from penn state law. Bluebook citation for legal materials purdue writing lab. Sources and courts tend to have official abbreviations for this purpose, which are generally conspicuously provided for anyone needing to cite them. When citing the constitution of a governmental entity, use the abbreviated title of the. Each goldbook rule number corresponds to the matching bluebook rule number.
The following chart sets out the key differences between the abbreviations for the most commonly used sources under the style sheet and the bluebook. Pages, paragraphs, and pincites bluebook legal citation tarlton. Use of an upto date electronic compilation simplifies the presentation of currency. For a citation directly to a footnote, give the page number on which the note begins, the abbreviation. This presentation is about writing for practice not for academia. Elements of the citation the name of the document, abbreviated where. List the names as they appear on the book, separated by an ampersand. Legal writing often involves the presentation of arguments in persuasive legal. However, do not cite by paragraph if the authority is ordinarily cited by page. Any information about state and court that is clear from the reporter name should be deleted from the parenthetica l. If an authority like a looseleaf is organized by paragraph, you should cite to the relevant paragraph. Pages, paragraphs, and pincites bluebook legal citation. Bt2 jurisdictionspecific citation rules and style guides. Draft introductory paragraph to frame salient issues.
Abbreviate the words in t6 and geographical units according to t10. Blue pages are mostly used in briefs, motions, memoranda, and opinions. Cmos nb powerpoint presentation cmos author date powerpoint presentation cmos. Subdivisions table 16 the following list provides abbreviations for names of document subdivisions frequently used in legal citations. Names of the source and the court are also generally abbreviated. Abbreviated reporter names can be found in table t1 of the blue book. A uniform system of citation, the nineteenth, was published. See rule 3 for further guidance in using these abbreviations. The bluebook style guide is used in the american legal profession for citation of all relevant sources.
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