[92 L. LIBR. J. 363 (2000)]
¶5 Due to the complexities of differing periodical formats, Rules 700 through 707 are intended
to be applied only to law reviews as defined in the traditional sense. The traditional definition of
a law review is that of a periodical publication containing lead articles on topical subjects written
by legal scholars and shorter articles written by law review staff members. Rules 700 through
707 may be applied to law reviews published by law schools, bar organizations, and commercial
publishers if they follow this model of organization. The universal citation format for other
periodicals (e.g., newspapers and newsletters) will be treated in a separate section.
¶6 Rule 700 Basic Citation Form
A full citation for an article in a law review includes:
1) author (Rule 701)
2) article title (Rule 702)
3) year(s) of publication (Rule703)
4) law review name (Rule 704)
5) article number (Rule 705)
6) paragraph number _ if a pinpoint citation is needed to specific text (Rule 706)
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Examples:
Nancy C. Staudt, Constitutional Politics and Balanced Budgets, 1998 U Ill L
Rev 27 ¶ 15
Douglas Litowitz, Legal Writing: Its Nature, Limits, and Dangers, 1997/1998
Mercer L Rev 25 Brian Berlandi, It's Our Way or the Highway: Americans Ruling Cyberspace_A Look Back at Bad Policy and a Look Ahead at New Policy, 1998 J Tech L & Pol'y 1 ¶ 44 |
¶7 Rule 701 Author
For signed materials appearing in law reviews, the authors' names should conform to Rule16.1
and related rules of The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation.See footnote 75 If no author is listed, begin the
citation with the article title.
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Examples:
I. Trotter Hardy, Contracts, Copyright and Preemption in a Digital World,
1995 Rich J L & Tech 2
Mark A. Lemley & Eugene Volokh, Freedom of Speech and Injunctions in
Intellectual Property Cases, 1998/1999 Duke L J 4 ¶ 22 Jeffery Evans Stake et al., Roundtable: Opportunities for and Limitations of Private Ordering in Family Law, 1997/1998 Ind L J 16 ¶ 16 |
¶8 Rule 702 Article Title
The article title should conform to Rule 2.1(c), Rule 8 and related rules of The Bluebook: A
Uniform System of Citation.
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Examples:
Edward A. Zelinsky, Are Tax "Benefits" Constitutionally Equivalent to
Direct Expenditures? 1998/1999 Harvard L Rev 28 ¶ 12
Ralph C. Brashier, Children and Inheritance in the Nontraditional Family,
1996 Utah L Rev 3 |
¶9 Rule 703 Year(s) of Publication
The year in which the law review was published should be indicated after the article title. Law
reviews which have publication schedules based on a year other than a calendar year (e.g., an
academic year) may be cited using both calendar years with a “/” between them. Express the
years as four-digit numbers, e.g., 1995 not 95.
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Examples:
Tom Baker, Reconsidering Insurance for Punitive Damages, 1998 Wis L
Rev 4
Steven L. Willborn, Public Pensions and the Uniform Management of
Public Employee Retirement Systems Acts, 1998/1999 Rutgers L Rev 3 ¶ 12 |
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Examples:
Joseph D. Kearney & Thomas W. Merrill, The Great Transformation of
Regulated Industry Law, 1998 Colum L Rev 23
Matthew Potter, Is Alternative Dispute Resolution a Possibility in the
Riverboat Gambling Quagmire? 1998 J Disp Resol 13 |
¶11 Rule 705 Article Number
Law review publishers implementing the universal citation will assign a unique number to each
article published during a year. Include this article number after the law review name.
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Examples:
Stephen R. McAllister, “Neighbors Beware”: The Constitutionality of
State Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Laws, 1998
Craig A. Paterson, Does Corporate Law Matter? Legal Capital
Restrictions on Stock Distributions, 1997/1998 Akron L Rev 5 |
¶12 Rule 706 Pinpoint Citation by Paragraph Numbers
Each paragraph within an article will be assigned a number. After the article number, a
researcher may cite to particular text by use of a ¶ followed by the appropriate paragraph
number. When citing to material that spans more than one consecutive paragraph, give the
inclusive paragraph numbers, separated by a hyphen. When citing to material in nonconsecutive
paragraphs, give the individual paragraph numbers, separated by commas.
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Examples:
Wendy E. Wagner, Choosing Ignorance in the Manufacture of Toxic
Products, 1996/1997 Cornell L Rev 19 ¶ 25
Claire A. Hill, How Investors React to Political Risk, 1998 Duke J Comp
& Int'l L 12 ¶ 141-143
Thomas J. Stipanowich, Reconstructing Construction Law: Reality in a
Transactional System, 1998 Wis L Rev 14 ¶ 33, 37 |
When pinpoint citing to a footnote or endnote, indicate the paragraph number in which the note
appears, followed by “n” and the note number, with no space between “n” and the number.
When citing to multiple footnotes or endnotes, use “nn” When citing to material that spans more
than one consecutive note, give the inclusive note numbers, separated by a hyphen. When citing
to material in nonconsecutive notes, give the individual note numbers, separated by commas.
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Examples:
H. Lowell Brown, Successor Corporate Criminal Liability: The Emerging
Federal Common Law, 1996/1997 Ark L R 16 ¶ 5 n4
James A.D. White, Misuse or Fair Use: That Is the Software Copyright
Question, 1997 Berkeley Tech L J 6 ¶ 8 nn3-4
Timothy L. Fort, Goldilocks and Business Ethics: A Paradigm That Fits
“Just Right”, 1997/1998 J Corp L 9 ¶ 48 nn87, 90 |
When citing to graphical material, such as tables, figures, charts, or graphs, provide the
paragraph number wherein the material is referenced in the text and designation of the material
provided by the source.
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Examples:
John P. Kelsh, Opinion Delivery Practice of the United States Supreme
Court 1790-1945, 1999 Wash U L Q 3 ¶ 99 chrtA
Ira S. Nathenson, Comment, Showdown at the Domain Name Corral:
Property Rights and Personal Jurisdiction Over Squatters, Poachers, and
Other Parasites, 1996/1997 U Pitt L Rev 20 ¶28 tbl3 |
Rule 707.1 Student Written Law Review Materials
Student written articles are cited in the same manner as any other articles in a law review,
except that a parenthetical designation should appear following the article number and
pinpoint citation information to indicate that it is a student written article. Rule 16.5.1(a)
of The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation should be followed to make the
determination as to whether a particular piece is a student work and the designation to be
assigned.
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Examples:
Thomas E. Castleton, A Matter of Expectations: Interpreting the Statutory
Preemption of Local Assistance to Federal Firearms Regulators, 1998
Alaska L Rev 10 (Note)
David L. Delicath, Estate Planning Ramifications of the Taxpayer Relief Act
of 1997: Nobody Said Anything About Simplification, 1998 Land & Water L
Rev 22 (Comment)
Nebraska Supreme Court Changes Will Drafting by not Allowing
Disinheritance of Adult Children in In Re Estate of Peterson, 1998/1999
Creighton L Rev 32 (Casenote) |
Rule 707.2 Book Reviews
Book reviews should be cited in the same manner as any other article in a law review. A parenthetical indicting that it is a book review should be placed immediately following the article number and pinpoint citation. If it is a student written book review, the designation “book note” should be used. If information regarding the work under review is not provided in the title, the parenthetical statement should also indicate the author, title, and publication date of the book(s) being reviewed.
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Examples: Myron C. Grauer, Studying Estates and Trusts as an Alternative to Watching Soap Operas, 1996 Capital U L Rev 25 (reviewing Roger W. Anderson, Understanding Estates and Trusts (1994))
Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch, Feminism and Higher Education: Teaching Women,
Women Teaching, 1997 Duke J of Gender L & Pol'y 11 (reviewing Frances A.
Maher and Mary Kay Thompson Tetreault, The Feminist Classroom: An Inside
Look at How Professors and Students Are Transforming Higher Education for
a Diverse Society (1994), Jean Fox O'Barr, Feminism in Action: Building
Institutions and Community Through Women's Studies (1994), and Gail B.
Griffin, Calling: Essays on Teaching in the Mother Tongue (1992))
Akiko Kawamura, 1999 J Law & Fam Stud 7 (book note reviewing Peggy C.
Davis, Neglected Stories: The Constitution and Family Values (1997))
Norman F. Cantor's Imagining the Law: Common Law and the Foundation of
the American Legal System (1997), 1998 L & Soc Inquiry 24 (book note) |
Rule 707.3 Symposia, Colloquia, and Surveys
Symposia, colloquia, and surveys are cited in the same manner as other law review
articles. If citing a symposium, colloquy or survey as a unit, do not give any author and
provide the number span for all articles included, separated by a hyphen. If the term
symposium, colloquy, or survey is not included as part of the title, indicate the
designation of the material as such in a parenthetical following the article numbers.
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Examples:
A Fork in the Road Build More Prisons or Develop New Strategies to Deal
with Offenders, 1999 S Ill U L J 11-25 (symposium)
Choice of Law Symposium, 1996/1997 Mercer L Rev 18-29
Punitive Awards Can Be So Excessive as to Violate Due Process Clause of
the Fourteenth Amendment, Survey of 1996-97 Developments in Alabama
Case Law, 1997/1998 Ala L Rev 26
Legal Education Then and Now: Changing Patterns in Legal Training and in
the Relationship of Law Schools to the World Around Them, 1997/1998 Am
U L Rev 15 (colloquy) |
Cite an individual article within a symposium, colloquium, or survey, in the same manner
as any other article. Include an indication that the article is part of a symposium,
colloquium, or survey in a parenthetical following the article number.
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Examples:
David Luban, Reason and Passion in Legal Ethics, 1999 Stan L Rev 23
(article within Review Essay Symposium based upon William H. Simon, The
Practice of Justice: A Theory of Lawyers' Ethics (1998))
Punitive Awards Can Be So Excessive as to Violate Due Process Clause of
the Fourteenth Amendment, 1997/1998 Ala L Rev 26 (article within Survey of
1996-97 Developments in Alabama Case Law) |
Rule 707.4 Multipart Articles
To cite to an entire article that appears in more than one part, identify the part numbers in
a parenthetical after the article's main title, the year(s) of publication, law review name,
and article number. If the parts appear in different years of publication, provide the
year(s) of publication, law review name, and article number for each year. A
parenthetical indicating which part appears in that year should follow each reference.
When citing only some parts of a multipart article, indicate which part or parts are being
cited, and give only the year(s) and article number(s) of the part(s) being cited.
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Examples:
Symposium on the Law of Freedom, 1994/1995 Chi-Kent L Rev 20-28, 30-42
(pts 1 & 2)
Ancient Law, Economics & Society, 1994/1995 Chi-Kent L Rev 39-54
(symposium pt 1), 1995/1996 Chi-Kent L Rev 1-11 (symposium pt 2)
Sheldon I. Banoff, Use of Corporate Partner Stock and Options to
Compensate Service Partners, 1998 J Tax'n 113 (pt 1) |
Rule 707.5 Uniform Resource Locator or Other Unique Database Identifier
When a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or other unique database identifier is available
and would help the reader, this information may be placed in a parenthetical following
the article number and pinpoint citation information and any other parenthetical
information. Include the date on which the online information was visited within the
parentheses but segregated in brackets at the end of the URL or other identifier.
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Examples:
Henry H. Perritt, Jr., The Internet as a Threat to Sovereignty? Thoughts on
the Internet's Role in Strengthening National and Global Governance, 1998
Ind J of Global Stud 23
(http://www.law.indiana.edu/glsj/vol5/no2/4perrit.html [February 9, 2000])
Gerald M. Long and Anthony D. Olszweski, To reverse or Not to Reverse:
When Is an Ambiguous Figure Not Ambiguous? 1999 Am J Psychol 2
(Dialog(R) File 484, O4218571 [August 15, 1999])
Denise K. Bryant, Brown v. Pro Football, Inc.: You Make the Call!, 1997
Vill Sports & Ent L J 5 (Case Note)
(http://VLS.LAW.VILL.EDU/students/orgs/sports/vol4iss1/ [December 21,
1999] ) |
¶14 Rules 150 through 155 set forth a format for citing the rules of federal, state, and local
courts.
¶15 Court rules are hybrid in terms of their institutional sources. They are statutory in format,
but are not usually the product of a legislature. Traditionally they are issued by the court in
which they will be applied, but in some states they are the product of the legislature. In other
jurisdictions, this process is mixed. For example, the Federal the Rules of Procedure are issued
by the court subject to approval by Congress. Generally, court rules should be thought of as a
form of delegated legislation.
¶16 Like constitutions, court rules have traditionally been cited in a vendor- and
medium-neutral format. This format can be found in Rule 12.8.3, Rules of Evidence and
Procedure, in the 16th edition of The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. Although
medium- and vendor-neutral, the guidance provided by the Bluebook is limited to a few
abbreviations, and a suggestion to use the abbreviations suggested by the rules themselves. The
following citation rules standardize the format for court rules across jurisdictions and at all levels
of courts. Note, however, that if the rules in a given jurisdiction are part of the regular legislation
for that jurisdiction, the statutory citation format should be followed.
¶17 In general, cite court rules to the latest version available. Sometimes, it is necessary to cite a
date for a court rule. This citation guide includes a form for providing a date for the rule, if
needed for precision or clarity.
¶18 Rule 150 Basic Court Rule Citation Form
A full court rule citation includes the following elements:
1) abbreviation for the name of the jurisdiction (Rule 151)
2) name of the court, if the rule is limited to a single court (Rule 152)
3) standardized designation for the court rule (Rule 153)
4) number of the court rule (Rule 154)
5) date, if necessary or desirable (Rule 155)
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Examples:
US Dist (ND-NY) R 23.1(a)
IN R Tr Proc 14(c)
CA Jud Admin Stand 1.4 (through 2/15/1999) |
¶19 Rule 151 Name of the Jurisdiction
Use Appendix A to find the abbreviation for the name of the jurisdiction.
Use “US” in referring to local rules of court for federal courts. However, omit US before all the
nationally applicable federal rules (Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Federal Rules of Evidence,
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, etc.).
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Examples:
IN R Tr Proc 14(c)
CA Jud Admin Stand 1.4 (through 2/15/1999)
US Dist (ND-NY) R 23.1(a)
Fed R Civ Proc 26(a)(1)(A) (through 1/4/1999) |
¶20 Rule 152 Name of the Court
If the rule is specific to a single court, the court must be named. Use Appendix B to find the
designation for the name of the court.
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Examples:
US App (8th) R 20 (amended through 12/15/1997)
MI 39th Judicial Circuit (Lenawee County) R 8.110(B) (amended 2/1/1998) |
¶21 Rule 153 Standardized Designation for the Court Rule
Court Rules are usually called “rules.” Use Appendix C to locate the abbreviations for other
commonly used designations in court rules. If appropriate terms are not listed in the appendix,
use abbreviations suggested in the court rules themselves.
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Examples:
US App (8th) R 20 (amended through 12/15/1997)
MN Student Prac R 1.03 |
¶22 Rule 154 Number of the Court Rule
Use Roman numerals, Arabic numerals, letters either capital or lowercase, or a mix for the rules
and their subdivisions exactly as provided by the source. Do not convert from one to another.
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Example:
Fed R Civ Proc 12(a)(1)(A) |
¶23 Rule 155 Date of the Court Rule
If the date of the court rule is relevant, cite it parenthetically according to the purpose of the
citation of the date.
1) If currency is the purpose of the citation, list the date from the source of the most
recent version of the court rule being cited.
The elements of the date citation are a) the term “through”, and b) the date.
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Example:
Fed R Civ Proc 9(a) (through 1/4/2000) |
If the version of the court rule being cited does not contain a current date, cite to the
effective date or adoption date of the court rule. If the court rule has been revised or
amended since the effective date, give the date of revision or amendment.
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Examples:
MN Student Prac R 1.03 (adopted 5/24/1982)
HI Civ Proc R 65.1 (amended 4/15/1998) |
2) If the Court Rule is no longer in force, cite the dates when the rule was effective. If
this information is not discernable, give any determinable date, for example when it was
applied by a court.
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Examples:
MI Ct R 3.410 (effective 1/1/1985 through 2/17/1991)
MI Ct R 3.410 (in effect on 12/1/1989) |