However, each volume in both sets includes a table of laws and rules that lists. I am supposed to be using secondary authority and following the blue book guidelines to get the correct. Citation examples use nonacademic citation format i. The opinions of a given court or jurisdiction are often published in more than one reporter. Each different kind of secondary source has a slightly different set of rules for citation, which will be enumerated below. Amjur emphasizes federal statutory citations more than cjs. Citing a multivolume work on westlaw with one author to a specific section, within a particular volume. Secondary sources bluebook citation 101 practitioner format. Legal encyclopedias are secondary sources that provide a general overview.
Secondary sources bluebook citation 101 academic format. Title of the article in italics abbreviation of journal name large and small caps font, see tables 10 and in the bluebook date as it appears on the cover. Citing cases bluebook guide guides at georgetown law library. Secondary sources bluebook basics libguides at university of. The bluebook does not provide an example for lexis but, using the westlaw format as a model, the appropriate format appears to be. Secondary sources bluebook libguides at washington. How do i cite american jurisprudence in an apa paper.
The following samples cover basic citation format for secondary sources. Secondary sources include books, articles, encyclopedias and other nonprimary sources. American jurisprudence 2d am jur 2d welcome to findlaws hosted version of american jurisprudence 2d am jur 2d, the legal professions leading legal reference source. Citing secondary sources sample bluebook citations. The basic difference between the white pages citation and the blue pages citation is that the article title is typed in italics in the white pages version and is underlined in the blue pages version. Article names are not abbreviated and are always italicized. Cite to the volume, name of the source, article titlebroad topic this is not the section name it is the title of the main topic within which the section you are citing falls, section number, and year. The precise format of a case citation depends on a number of factors. Some of these citations are bluebook examples, but most are citations found through keyword searches of.
The purpose of this guide is to introduce the bluebook and basic concepts of. Full name of the authors book title underlined or italicized pinpoint page number if needed publication information if applicable year of publication example. Rule 15 in the bluebook explains how to properly cite a book. Problems, cases, and materials 2006 when you are citing to a work that has been published by the same publisher more than once, you should cite the edition and the year it was published in. Citation format examples for footnotes general rules times new roman, size 10, 1 line spacing, justified. Citing secondary sources sample bluebook citations libguides.
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