Words in case names basic legal citation cornell university. Many items sold by usabluebook require supplemental training, licenses or permits for proper use and may be harmful if not used properly. Georgia state university college of law and the authors of the works contained on this website do not assume or accept any legal liability or. Common bluebook citations for federal courts welcome. States, cities, and territories of the united states. A uniform system of citation, a style guide, prescribes the most widely used legal citation system in the united states. The views and opinions of the authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the state of georgia, and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes. Below is a list of state supreme court and court of appeals abbreviations. For further information on federal statutes, please click here.
The listings relating to the permanent missions are based on information communicated to the protocol and liaison service by the permanent missions. List of united states district and territorial courts. Ridot blue book rhode island department of transportation. Jurisdictional abbreviations are found in bluebook table 1. Any information about state and court that is clear from the reporter name should be deleted from the parenthetica l. Penn state has extended the remotedelivery period for all classes through at least the spring semester. Tables of federal supreme court, united states court of appeals and united states district court abbreviations. Take a look at the list below to find which common words in case names are abbreviated according to the bluebook and how you. For non north carolina cases especially, its a good idea to verify that an author has used the correct abbreviation. The key differences between the bluebook and the washington style sheet when. State court abbreviations bluebook quick reference. Related guides princes dictionary of legal abbreviations. The bluebook states that all case citations should be to the reporters required by local rules 102, and in california the citation rules are contained in the yellow book. Difference between alwd and bluebook difference between.
The ridot standard specifications for road and bridge design document, commonly referenced as ridots blue book, is available for full download here. A b c d e f gh i jk l m n o p qr s t u vwxyz show all. Court name abbreviations table 7 in a nutshell normally, the abbreviation for state intermediate appellate courts is x ct. If you prefer to search by state supreme court or court of appeals exclusively, click on the links in the left hand navigation bar for supreme court or court of appeals abbreviations. Law library law databases contact us search catalog how do i law library guides bluebook quick reference. Federal statutes bluebook guide guides at georgetown. Court document abbreviations table 8 of 17th edition this table gives suggested abbreviations for citations of court documents and legal memoranda not in the other forms of legal writing for the words most commonly found in the titles of court documents. These regional reporters contain appellate case law from all 50 states plus the district of columbia.
This page provides bluebook a uniform system of citation, 19th ed. Bluebook resources penn state law university park, pa. A citation to a federal statute in one of the unofficial codes is essentially the same as a citation to the united states code with the addition of the publisher rule 12. State courts bluebook guide guides at georgetown law library. Appeals courts usually have an abbreviation of appeals in their reporter title. The style sheet is set out as an appendix to gr 14. Abbreviations to federal courts legal abbreviations. In sum, combine the abbreviations on page 499 and the state abbreviations in t1 to indicate the court. It is a composite of those contained in the bluebook and the alwd guide to legal. The formal naming convention for the district courts is united states district court for followed by the district name.
Abbreviations bluebooking tips and resources libguides at. List of only abbreviations for state supreme courts. Yellow book tells us that its good practice to give parallel citations to the other reporters that also contain the case. State statutes bluebook guide guides at georgetown law. Case name abbreviations table 6 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z. Though there is no difference in spacing, one can come across difference in the abbreviations between alwd and bluebook. These rules are found in t1 on page 235, in t7 on page 499, and in t1. When talking of flexibility, the alwd manual is more flexible than bluebook.
It is used in most united states law schools and court systems to properly cite and abbreviate court cases in parenthetical citation sentences of legal documents. The number of district courts in a court of appeals circuit varies between one and thirteen, depending on the number of states in the region and the number of districts in each state. United states and geographical units listed in table 10 unless the geographical unit is the entire name of the party. The most important thing to note is that you do not use the postal abbreviation for a state. School of government legal citation and style guide. Like federal statutes, state statutes may be published in both an official code and an unofficial code, and the bluebook requires you to cite to the official code, if possible rule 12.
As noted above, the court is omitted if it is the highest court in the state. State, supreme court abbreviations or court of last resort. I must start by thanking the law reporting bureau of the state of new york for inviting me to write the foreword for the 2012 style manual. This list includes only the abbreviations for the states supreme court or court of last resort. West publishes seven 7 regional reporters as part of the national reporter system. For a case that occurred in 2010 in the united states district court for the eastern district of new york for example, the abbreviation will be e. The abbreviations for the court and state are not included in the parenthetical due to rule 10. What should you abbreviate when referring to a case in a textual sentence. Items sold by usabluebook are intended for use only by professionals in the water and wastewater treatment industry.
Federal courts bluebook guide guides at georgetown law. However, there is generally a significant lag between when the court decides a case and when it is published in the united states reports. United states reports is an official publication of the united states government and the preferred reporter to cite for u. Abbreviations to regional reporters legal abbreviations. For further information on state statutes, please click here consult the blue pages, rule b12, if you are writing a brief. A reference guide for attorneys, legal secretaries, paralegals, and law students. Some of the bluebook abbreviations are seen to include apostrophes whereas alwd does not include it. West also publishes the california reporter and the new york supplement, which contain appellate case law from california and new york. The bluebook citation manual abbreviation, followed by the alwd citation manual abbreviation. The style manual used by the new york state law reporting. But there are many exceptions, including the following. Generations of law students, lawyers, scholars, judges, and other legal professionals have relied on the bluebooks unique system of citation in their writing. Official code of inforce california state agency rules and regulations.
Court name abbreviations pennsylvania state university. Useful tables bluebook guide libguides at university. Citing a decision involving a state to cite a state, use either the word state, commonwealth, or people, depending on which appears on the title page, if citing to a case decided by that state s state court. Cases bluebook legal citation tarlton law library at. I am so pleased to recognize our outstanding state reporter, bill hooks, who succeeded to the position in june 2009. Supreme court abbreviations bluebook quick reference.
Bluebook rule 12 covers how statutes should be cited in legal documents. State courts bluebook guide guides at georgetown law. This page is about the various possible meanings of the acronym, abbreviation, shorthand or slang term. Each states name has an abbreviation table 10 that is incorporated into each states reporter system. Iv current provisions if the constitutional provision is still in force, no. Use the name of the state if citing to a case not decided by that state s state court. Bluebook rule 10 covers how cases should be cited in legal documents. Reporters for courts of last resort usually contain only the state abbreviation e. It contains constitutional, historical and statistical information about the state of idaho. The idaho blue book is published biennially in oddnumbered years under the direction of the secretary of state. Common abbreviations legal citation research guides at. The links in this directory will open the document and allow you to view it by the sections below. A uniform system of citation is a legal style guide. Blue book online realtime version of the blue book, updated constantly this publication is prepared by the protocol and liaison service for information purposes only.