Bluebook Layout
Rule/Table
Page Nos.
Description
B2
6-7
Typeface conventions for court
documents and legal memoranda
R1.2, R1.3 & R1.4
58-63
Introductory signals, order of
signals, and order of authorities
within signals
R4
78-81
Short citation forms (i.e., citing
materials cited previously)
R5
82-86
Formatting quotations
R10
94-117
Citing cases
R11
118-119
Citing constitutions
R12
120-134
Citing statutes
R14
143-148
Citing regulations and administrative
materials
R18
178-189
Citing electronic sources and
Internet sources
T1
233-306
Preferred U.S. federal and state
sources and abbreviations
T2
now online only
Foreign jurisdictions
T6
496-498
Abbreviations for case names
Federal Statutory Code
• United States Code (U.S.C.)
• United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
• United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
Federal Statutes
• Title number
• U.S.C. (the abbreviation for United States Code
in Table 1)
• Section number preceded by the section
symbol (§) and a space
• Year of the code*
• Publisher (for unofficial code)
Sources:
Legalbluebook.com
guides.ll.georgetown.edu
United States Code
Federal Statutes
17 U.S.C. § 107 (2012)
Copyright Act of 1976 § 101, 17 U.S.C. § 107
(2012)
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
Federal Statutes
• 17 U.S.C.A. § 107 (West 2015)
• 17 U.S.C.S. § 107 (LexisNexis 2016)
State Statutes
• the abbreviated name of the code, as listed
• the cited section number(s)
• the year of the cited code edition (not the year
the act was passed).
Sources:
Legalbluebook.com
guides.ll.georgetown.edu
State Statutes
In Virginia, for example, a citation to a statute in the Code of
Virginia 1950
Va. Code Ann. § x-x (year)
Legislative Material
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
the title of the material;
the abbreviated name of the legislative body
the number assigned to the material;
the number of the Congress and/or legislative
session; and
(5) the year of publication
Sources:
Legalbluebook.com
guides.ll.georgetown.edu
Legislative Materials
Digital Millennium Copyright Act, H.R. 2281,
105th Cong. (1997).
Foreign Jurisdiction
Codes
code name, subdivision if relevant, legislation type and number,
and amendment information if applicable.
LEGISLATION
Citation format: <statute
name>, <legislation
type> No. <number>, <section(
s) of specific material, if
desired> (<year of
promulgation>), <reporter
abbreviation> (<series>),
Book <book number>, p. <first
page>, <page(s) of specific
material, if desired> (<country
abbreviation if not evident
from context>)
An Act Converting the
Municipality of Sipalay,
Province of Negros
Occidental into a
Component City to Be
Known as the City of
Sipalay, Rep. Act No. 9027, §
30 (1 A)
(2001), V.L.DOC. (2d), Book
15, p. 138 (Phil.).
LEGISLATION
Citation Format: <statute
name>, Rep. Act
No. <number>, <section(s) of
specific material, if
desired>, <volume
number>:<number> O.G. <first
page>, <page(s) of specific
material, if desired> (<date of
enactment>) (<country
abbreviation if not evident
from context>).
An Act Providing for a
System of Overseas
Absentee Voting by
Qualified Citizens of the
Philippines Abroad,
Appropriating Funds
Therefor, and for Other
Purposes, Rep. Act No.
9189, § 5(a), 99:19 O.G.
2997 (May 12, 2003) (Phil.).
Citing other resources
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Constitutions
Regulations
Books and Reports
Law Reviews & Other Periodicals
Online Sources
Citing to the Record