Sometimes when you’re quoting a case or other source, you want to leave out some words. This is called an omission, and the Bluebook rule for it is 5.3. According to this rule, you should ask yourself whether the beginning …
Dot Dot Dot: Using Ellipses for Omissions à la Bluebook Read more »
You might be familiar with HeinOnline’s Law Journal Library as a source of article PDFs, with coverage back to the inception of the journal – meaning further back than what you’d find on Lexis or Westlaw. But HeinOnline is …
Pentagon Papers, Historical Statutes & Case Law on HeinOnline Read more »
If you’re in a post-Winter Olympics slump, consider this – the Summer Games in Rio are just 892 days away. That’s plenty of time for the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), an international body established to decide sport-related disputes, …
On-the-Spot Justice at the Winter Games in Sochi Read more »
Earlier this week Lexis Advance released their latest product enhancement. One of the updates makes it easier to find a specific source, such as Nimmer on Copyright. Before the enhancement, in order to search in a specific …
Lexis Advance Enhancement Makes Finding a Specific Source Easier Read more »
Last night, we held our Research Certificate Seminar on Bluebooking and Zotero and had a great turnout. One topic we discussed was using the tables in the Bluebook. Most Bluebook tables are located in the second half of the Bluebook, …
