Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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Quick reference for Law Review footnotes
Tables
Used in conjunction w/ the rules
Index
Very comprehensive
USE THIS TO CHECK EVERYTHING!!!!
Using the Bluebook
First- ask: What type of source is this?
Section symbols
Always include a space between the section symbol and the statute
number
28 U.S.C. 1291 (2000).
When citing to multiple sections in a statute, use two section symbols
42 U.S.C. 9601-9675 (2000).
Note: The books title should be small caps, not all capsI just couldnt get power point to
cooperate w/ the font
Tips for Internet Sources
Parallel vs Direct citations R. 18.2.2 & 18.2.3
Determine if internet source is a parallel citation or a direct citation
Parallel = If source is also available in traditional print format but is more
easily accessed online, then use available at
Paige M. Harrison & Allen J. Beck, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Dept of
Justice, Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2005 (2005), available at
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/ pjim05.pdf.
If material is undated, then include the date that the website was last visited
Gatorzone.com, Mens Basketball,
http://www.gatorzone.com/basketball/men/ (last visited Apr. 7, 2007).
Tips for All Sources
Quotation format R. 5.1
More than 50 words = block quotation w/ left and right indentation and no
quotation marks
Ellipsis R. 5.3
If omitting part of a quote, insert an ellipsis ( . . . ) with space before the first
and after the last period
Ellipsis should never begin a quotation
See rule for specifics on using ellipsis in different parts of quotation
Emphasis R. 5.2(d)
If emphasis is either added or omitted from a quotation, indicate this in a
parenthetical following the citation. But, do NOT indicate emphasis if it is
included in the original.
Use italics to indicate emphasis.
Joakim Noah remembers the critics. . . . How could you turn down all the
money that goes to the top pick in the NBA draft?
Andy Staples, Gators Repeat Mantra: Returning Was Right Move, TAMPA
TRIB., Apr. 4, 2007, at A1 (emphasis added).
Tips for All Sources
Page numbers R. 3.2
When citing a range of pages, only provide the last two numbers in the range
(drop any repetitive digits)
Ex: 132-35 NOT 132-135. But 198-201 is okay.
Numbers R. 6.2(a)
Spell out numbers zero to ninety-nine and round numbers (ex: hundred)
Capitalization R. 8
Very specific so check R. 8(b)