Citation Help: Law Citation Formats
The Blue Book
The Bluebook by
Call Number: Law Library KF245 .U5 2010ISBN: 9780615361161Publication Date: 2010-05-02Considered to be the standard for legal citation.
User's Guide to the Bluebook
User's Guide to the Bluebook by
Call Number: Law Library KF245 .D853 2010ISBN: 9780837738383Publication Date: 2010-08-01A quick tour of the Bluebook -- Typeface -- How to cite a case -- How to cite a statute -- How to cite other commonly cited sources.
The Maroonbook
The University of Chicago Manual of Legal Citation by
Publication Date: OnlineEdited and produced by The University of Chicago Law Review, the citator commonly is referred to as the "Maroonbook." It was created to simplify legal citation formatting based on four principles: sufficiency, clarity, consistency and simplicity.
Supreme Court Style Guide
The Supreme Court's Style Guide by
Publication Date: 2016-03-10More than the Supreme Court's Bluebook. The Supreme Court's Style Guide contains the style preferences of the Supreme Court, used by its Reporter of Decisions when preparing the Court's official opinions and the published United States Reports. This guide has never before been made available to the public. Essential for any judge, court, or attorney, the Supreme Court's Style Guide is destined to become the authority in legal style.
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