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An Old-Fashioned Bluebook Burning, Paul Gowder
An Old-Fashioned Bluebook Burning, Paul Gowder
Northwestern Law Journal des Refusés
No abstract provided.
The Capitalization Of "Tribal Nations" And The Decolonization Of Citation, Nomenclature, And Terminology In The United States, Angelique Eaglewoman
The Capitalization Of "Tribal Nations" And The Decolonization Of Citation, Nomenclature, And Terminology In The United States, Angelique Eaglewoman
Mitchell Hamline Law Review
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Cleaning Up Quotations, Jack Metzler
Cleaning Up Quotations, Jack Metzler
The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process
No abstract provided.
Conveying Titles Clearly: Thoughts On The Fifth Edition Of The Alwd Guide To Legal Citation, Stephen Paskey
Conveying Titles Clearly: Thoughts On The Fifth Edition Of The Alwd Guide To Legal Citation, Stephen Paskey
The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process
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Old Habits Die Hard: Disengaging From The Bluebook, Mark Garibyan
Old Habits Die Hard: Disengaging From The Bluebook, Mark Garibyan
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform Caveat
Incoming first-year law students dread many aspects of what lies ahead: the cold calls, the challenging course load, and the general stress that is associated with starting a new phase in one’s life. Most students, however, do not expect that the Bluebook—the citation system used ubiquitously throughout the legal landscape—will inflict “more pain” on them “than any other publication in legal history.” This pain might be a shock to many who are accustomed to the simpler systems utilized in other academic fields. A citation itself is, after all, merely a reference; it is “neither scholarship nor analysis.” Preferably, a system …
Beating The Bluebook Blues: A Response To Judge Posner, Stephen M. Darrow, Jonathan J. Darrow
Beating The Bluebook Blues: A Response To Judge Posner, Stephen M. Darrow, Jonathan J. Darrow
Michigan Law Review First Impressions
Judge Richard A. Posner's recent critique (The Bluebook Blues) of the maddening hypertrophy of The Bluebook is surely a refreshing voice of sanity for the multitudes of law students and legal professionals who have had occasion to consult it. Even at Harvard Law School, the home of its founding institutional sponsor, The Bluebook's labyrinthine rules annually aggravate a fresh crop of otherwise remarkably stoic future lawyers. But while many of Posner's observations regarding The Bluebook are astute, we posit that both form and uniformity are important for citations, and we suggest citation-formatting software as a means of maximizing the utility …
". . . See Erie.": Critical Study Of Legal Authority, Kris Franklin
". . . See Erie.": Critical Study Of Legal Authority, Kris Franklin
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
Good citation requires critical analysis because well-supposed legal analysis requires a layered understanding of how legal authority may be used in different ways. Simultaneously, it demands good judgment in making the best decisions about how to introduce and employ the relevant cases on a particular case. Teaching how to cite legal authorities includes framing because all legal authorities are potential tools for argument. In deciding whether and how to deploy cases, statutes, and other forms of legal authority, advocates must resolve two interrelated questions in rapid sequence:
1. Can I frame or characterize the authority in question in a particular …
Citation And Representation, Alex Glashausser
Citation And Representation, Alex Glashausser
Vanderbilt Law Review
A war is raging in the legal citation field. Arbitrary changes in the Bluebook from one edition to the next have incited a populist rebellion in the form of the Association of Legal Writing Directors' ALWD Citation Manual. This Article traces the causes of the conflict and assesses its likely outcomes. Professor Glashausser compares the two citation guides to eighteenth- century Great Britain and America: the Bluebook is the elite empire clinging to its position, and the Manual is the challenger hoping to ride a wave of populism to revolution. Overall, Professor Glashausser's Article sides with the Manual as the …