Generations of law students, lawyers, scholars, judges, and other legal professionals have relied on the bluebooks unique system of citation in their writing. Book citations even to the same books often differ between section ii and section iii. Other abbreviations used in citations of court cases from cmos, 14. Words in case names basic legal citation cornell university. Bluebook rule 10 covers how cases should be cited in legal documents. Guide to foreign and international legal citations nyu law. Case name abbreviations table 6 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z. Additionally, the chicago manual of style recommends its use for all citation of legal material. This page provides bluebook a uniform system of citation, 19th ed. Set out below is a table of words and their abbreviations with links to examples. Bluebook citation for legal materials purdue writing lab. This handbook is designed to supplement not replace the bluebook. It is a composite of those contained in the bluebook and the alwd guide to legal citation.
However, the basic format of a case citation is as follows. If you prefer to search by state supreme court or court of appeals exclusively, click on the links in the left hand navigation bar for. Abbreviate the listed words wherever they appear in a partys name that is part of a citation. In addition, abbreviate any state or smaller geographic unit included in a. Citing cases bluebook guide guides at georgetown law. C for the constitution, then the numbers 17 for each of the seven main articles, then. The bluebook style guide is used in the american legal profession for citation of all relevant sources.