Bluebook 101:Books and Articles

R. 15, R.16Gallagher Law Library, May 2011

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Law Review vs. Memos

Examples will show styles for:Law review footnotes (LR)

andCourt documents and legal materials

(Prac)

Typeface Conventions• Law review style uses LARGE AND SMALL CAPS

for some publications (but some journals use Ordinary Roman)

• Practitioner style gives you the choice of underscore or italics. This guide uses italics.

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Books (R. 15, R. B8)

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Book with One Author

• LR: PETER NICOLAS, EVIDENCE: PROBLEMS, CASES & MATERIALS (2005).

• Prac: Peter Nicolas, Evidence: Problems, Cases & Materials (2005).

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Book with One Author

• LR: LOUIS WOLCHER, BEYOND TRANSCENDENCE IN LAW AND PHILOSOPHY (2005).

• Prac: Louis Wolcher, Beyond Transcendence in Law and Philosophy (2005).

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Pages within a Book

• LR: PETER NICOLAS, EVIDENCE: PROBLEMS, CASES & MATERIALS 15, 21-30 (2005).

• Prac: Peter Nicolas, Evidence: Problems, Cases & Materials 15, 21-30 (2005).

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Book with Two Authors

• LR: ROBERT F. UTTER & HUGH D. SPITZER, THE WASHINGTON STATE CONSTITUTION: A REFERENCE GUIDE (2002)

• Memo: Robert F. Utter & Hugh D. Spitzer, The Washington State Constitution: A Reference Guide (2002)

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Book with More Than Two Authors

• LR: PENNY A. HAZELTON, ET AL., WASHINGTON LEGAL RESEARCHER’S DESKBOOK, 3D (2002).

• Prac: Penny A. Hazelton, et al., Washington Legal Researcher’s Deskbook, 3d (2002).

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Book with More Than Two Authors, If You Want to Emphasize All

• LR: JOSEPH C. DUPRIS, KATHLEEN S. HILL & WILLIAM

H. RODGERS, JR., THE SI'LAILO WAY: INDIANS, SALMON, AND LAW ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER (2006)

• Prac: Joseph C. Dupris, Kathleen S. Hill & William H. Rodgers, Jr., The Si'lailo Way: Indians, Salmon, and Law on the Columbia River (2006)

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Shorter Works in Collection (R. 15.5)

• LR: Robert T. Anderson, Aboriginal Title in the Canadian Legal System: The Story of Delgamuukw v. British Columbia, in INDIAN LAW STORIES 591 (Carole Goldberg et al. eds., 2011)

• Prac: Robert T. Anderson, Aboriginal Title in the Canadian Legal System: The Story of Delgamuukw v. British Columbia, in Indian Law Stories 591 (Carole Goldberg et al. eds., 2011)

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Shorter Work in Collection• LR: Louis Wolcher, Removal to Federal Court,

in 3 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES

1315-16 (Paul Finkelman ed. 2006).• Prac: Louis Wolcher, Removal to Federal Court,

in 3 Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties 1315-16 (Paul Finkelman ed. 2006).

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Legal Encyclopedias (R. 15.8)• LR: 88 C.J.S. Trial § 192 (1955).• Prac: 88 C.J.S. Trial § 192 (1955).

• LR: 17 AM. JUR. 2d Contracts §74 (1964).• Prac: 17 Am. Jur. 2d Contracts §74 (1964).

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Periodical Articles (R. 16, R. B9)

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Typical law reviews (consecutively paginated)(R. 16.3)

• LR: Helen Anderson, The Freedom to Speak and the Freedom to Listen: the Admissibility of the Criminal Defendant’s Taste in Entertainment, 83 OR. L. REV. 899 (2005).

• Prac: Helen Anderson, The Freedom to Speak and the Freedom to Listen: the Admissibility of the Criminal Defendant’s Taste in Entertainment, 83 Or. L. Rev. 899 (2005).

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Typical law reviews (consecutively paginated)(R. 16.3)

• LR: Kathleen M. O’Neill, Against Dicta: A Legal Method for Rescuing “Fair Use” from the “Right of First Publication,” 89 CAL. L. REV. 369 (2001).

• Prac: Kathleen M. O’Neill, Against Dicta: A Legal Method for Rescuing “Fair Use” from the “Right of First Publication,” 89 Cal. L. Rev. 369 (2001).

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Student Notes and Comments (R. 16.6.2)

• LR: Kevin V. Tu, Comment, Extreme Policy Makeover: Re-Evaluating Current U.S.-Vietnam Relations Under the International Religious Freedom Act, 14 PAC. RIM L. & POL’Y J. 771 (2005).

• Prac: Kevin V. Tu, Comment, Extreme Policy Makeover: Re-Evaluating Current U.S.-Vietnam Relations Under the International Religious Freedom Act, 14 Pac. Rim L. & Pol’y J. 771 (2005).

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Student Notes and Comments (R. 16.6.2)

• LR: Erik Van Hagen, Comment, The Not-So-Secret Ballot: How Washington Fails to Provide a Secret Vote for Impaired Voters as Required by the Washington State Constitution, 80 WASH. L. REV. 789 (2005).

• Memo: Erik Van Hagen, Comment, The Not-So-Secret Ballot: How Washington Fails to Provide a Secret Vote for Impaired Voters as Required by the Washington State Constitution, 80 Wash. L. Rev. 789 (2005).

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Not Consecutively Paginated (R. 16.5, R. B9.1.1)

• LR: Helen Anderson, Are Citations on the Way Down? The Case Against Footnotes, WASH. ST. B. NEWS, Dec. 2001, at 28.

• Memo: Helen Anderson, Are Citations on the Way Down? The Case Against Footnotes, Wash. St. B. News, Dec. 2001, at 28.

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Not Consecutively Paginated (R. 16.5, R. B.9.1.2)

• LR: Robert Anderson, Blurring the Boundaries of State Jurisdiction, WASH. ST. B. NEWS, Nov. 2002, at 24.

• Memo: Robert Anderson, Blurring the Boundaries of State Jurisdiction, Wash. St. B. News, Nov. 2002, at 24.

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Newspapers (R. 16.6, R. B9.1.4)• LR: William H. Gates Sr. & Chuck Collins,

Editorial, A Fair Payment for War, Wash. Post, March 25, 2003, at A9.

• Prac: William H. Gates Sr. & Chuck Collins, Editorial, A Fair Payment for War, Wash. Post, March 25, 2003, at A9.

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American Law Reports Annotations (R. 16.7.6)

• LR: William B. Johnson, Annotation, Use of Plea Bargain or Grant of Immunity as Improper Vouching for Credibility of Witness in Federal Cases, 76 A.L.R. Fed. 409 (1986).

• Prac: William B. Johnson, Annotation, Use of Plea Bargain or Grant of Immunity as Improper Vouching for Credibility of Witness in Federal Cases, 76 A.L.R. Fed. 409 (1986).

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