Citation Help for Treaties
Fall semester is a busy time for law review and journal cite checking, as well as for writing notes and seminar papers. If you’re working with an international topic covered by a treaty, have a look at the research guide …
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Bluebook Citations for Twitter, Facebook and Other Social Media Platforms
The latest iteration of The Bluebook – the 20th edition from this year – has some great new information for citing to social media platforms. First off, if you turn to the index at the back, you’ll find an entry …
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Flowchart Explains Bluebook Rules on Code Year
When citing to a statute published in a bound code volume, you need to include a year in your citation in parentheses. Sometimes it’s tricky to decide exactly where you find the year. Bluebook rule 12.3.2 gives you the rules. …
Automatically Update Footnote Numbers in Word When Using Supra References
If you’re writing a law review style article, you may find yourself using supra references in the footnotes. For example, if you frequently cite to Smith, you might write a footnote that looks something like this: 16 Smith, supra note …
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Dot Dot Dot: Using Ellipses for Omissions à la Bluebook
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 …
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