Bluebook 101:
Books and Articles
R. 15, R.16
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Law Review vs. Memos
Examples will show styles for:
Law review footnotes (LR)
and
Court documents and legal materials
(Prac)
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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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