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Introduction to the Bluebook,[object Object],Transitioning from the ALWD to the Bluebook,[object Object]
Overview,[object Object],Key differences between ALWD and Bluebook,[object Object],Detailed look at using the Bluebook,[object Object],Demonstrations of how to use the Bluebook to find the right citation rules for two common citation situations,[object Object],More places to look for help,[object Object]
Key Differences between ALWD and Bluebook,[object Object]
Key Differences: Overview,[object Object],Typeface,[object Object],Abbreviations,[object Object],Form,[object Object],Court names,[object Object],Spacing,[object Object],Page spans,[object Object],Particular resources,[object Object],Legal dictionaries,[object Object],Cases,[object Object],Division/District information for state appellate courts,[object Object],Docket information,[object Object],Star Pagination,[object Object]
Typeface,[object Object],[object Object]
BB: B1 (practitioner documents), R2 (academic writing)
Difference
ALWD italicizes or underlines things like case names and titles of articles with no distinction between practitioner documents and academic writing
BB has separate typeface rules for practitioner documents and academic writing.
BB uses italics or underlining for things like case names, titles of articles in practitioner documents.
For academic writing, there are separate typeface rules including the use of Small Caps.  ,[object Object]
Abbreviations,[object Object],Form of abbreviations,[object Object],Apostrophes and periods,[object Object],Whether to abbreviate,[object Object],Abbreviations of court names,[object Object],How the citation manuals represent spacing in abbreviations,[object Object]
Form of abbreviations,[object Object],ALWD: Rule 2, Rule 12.2(e)(3) organizations as parties, case names, Appendix 3,[object Object],BB: B4.1.1(v), R6.1, R10.1, R10.2.2, T6 ,[object Object]
Form of abbreviations, Differences,[object Object],Apostrophes and periods,[object Object],ALWD never uses apostrophes in its abbreviations and always ends abbreviations with periods ,[object Object],Ex. Department = Dept.,[object Object],BB sometimes uses apostrophes in its abbreviations and those abbreviations do not end with a period ,[object Object],Ex. Department = Dep’t,[object Object],Whether to abbreviate,[object Object],ALWD allows for abbreviation of party names, but does not require it ,[object Object],In citations, BB requires the abbreviation of any word in a party’s name that is found in T6,[object Object]
Abbreviation of court names,[object Object],ALWD: Appendix 1,[object Object],BB: T1,[object Object],Difference:  ,[object Object],ALWD eliminates “Ct.” from most court abbreviations ,[object Object],Ex. Indiana Court of Appeals = Ind. App.,[object Object],BB keeps “Ct.”,[object Object],Ex. Indiana Court of Appeals = Ind. Ct. App.,[object Object]
Spacing: how represented in manuals,[object Object],ALWD indicates where a space belongs with a green triangle (ex. Ind.	App.),[object Object],BB defines where spaces belong according to R6.1,[object Object],Difference?  the effect of the rules is the same, it is just explained differently by the book itself,[object Object]
Page Spans,[object Object],ALWD: Rule 5.3(b),[object Object],BB: R3.2(a),[object Object],Difference,[object Object],BB requires to you drop repetitive digits in a page span and retain two digits on the right-hand side of the span,[object Object],Ex. 356-58,[object Object],ALWD allows you to present the entire page span or shorten it according to a rule identical to BB’s R3.2(a).  ,[object Object],Ex. 356-358 or 356-58,[object Object]
Particular Resources,[object Object],Legal Dictionaries,[object Object],Cases,[object Object],Division and District information for state appellate courts,[object Object],Docket numbers for cases cited from Westlaw or LexisNexis,[object Object],Star pagination for cases cited from Westlaw or LexisNexis,[object Object]
Legal Dictionaries,[object Object],[object Object]
BB: B8.1, R15.8(a)
Difference
ALWD treats legal dictionaries like books
Ex. Black’s Law Dictionary 101 (Bryan A. Garner ed., 8th ed., West 2004).
BB has a special citation form for legal dictionaries
Ex. Black’s Law Dictionary 101 (8th ed. 2004).,[object Object]
BB: B4.1.3(v), R10.4(b)
Difference
ALWD requires the inclusion of division/district information for state appellate courts
Ex. MBNA Am. Bank, N.A. v. Cardoso, 707 N.E.2d 189 (Ill. App. 1st Dist. 1998).
BB permits, but does not require, inclusion of division/district information.  Only when of “particular relevance”
When is it of “particular relevance?” When your state’s court system is set up with several appellate courts and the precedential weight of the courts’ decisions are not strictly equal across the state.
Ex. MBNA Am. Bank, N.A. v. Cardoso, 707 N.E.2d 189 (Ill. App. Ct. 1998).,[object Object]
Cases: Star pagination for cases cited from Westlaw or LexisNexis,[object Object],ALWD: Rule 12.12(b),[object Object],BB: B4.1.4(i), R10.8.1(a), R18.3.1,[object Object],Difference:,[object Object],ALWD uses two asterisks when a citation includes multiple pages,[object Object],Ex. Gibbs v. Frank, 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 21357 at **18-19 (3d Cir. Oct. 14, 2004).,[object Object],BB always indicates pagination using one asterisk,[object Object],Ex. Gibbs v. Frank, No. 02-3924, 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 21357 at *18-19 (3d Cir. Oct. 14, 2004).,[object Object]
Key Differences: Review,[object Object],Typeface,[object Object],Abbreviations,[object Object],Form,[object Object],Court names,[object Object],Spacing,[object Object],Page spans,[object Object],Particular resources,[object Object],Legal dictionaries,[object Object],Cases,[object Object],Division/District information for state appellate courts,[object Object],Docket information,[object Object],Star Pagination,[object Object]
Using the Bluebook,[object Object]

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