Legal Citation in a Nutshell
Author:
Teply, Larry L.
Edition:
2nd
Copyright Date:
2016
20 chapters
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Preface 17 results (showing 5 best matches)
- Those learning legal citation, however, too often focus on all the details and not enough on the
- This book facilitates learning legal citation in several ways. First, it provides a succinct exposition of the basic principles of legal citation in its first 84 pages (Chapter 1). These basic principles operate regardless of the particular system of citation ultimately used for a particular project.
- If you are a novice learning legal citation, you are likely to feel a degree of frustration. Some of that frustration is the result of how the leading citation manuals have approached the subject of legal citation. Even if those sources avoided further “hypertrophy” (see Chapter 1(A)(2)), unfortunately, the following underlying difficulties would still remain.
- “The devil is in the details.” That proverb highlights the basic problem that lawyers, law students, legal assistants, and others face in conforming legal citations to a particular citation system.
- Fourth, readers expect consistency in citation. When multiple legal professionals do legal work or multiple students work on the same journal, pressure builds to create a “common denominator” in terms of citation form.
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Acknowledgment 5 results
- First of all, I want to acknowledge the substantive contributions of the two leading legal citation manuals:
- Fundamentals of Legal Research
- Legal Citation Form: Theory and Practice
- Legal Writing and Analysis
- Because of the absence of footnoting and citation in this series, I have not been able to provide full references to specific sources. Nevertheless, I want to recognize the large number of sources that played a role in the writing of this book.
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Chapter 1. The Basics of Legal Citation 184 results (showing 5 best matches)
- Many other citation guides and manuals also exist. Some focus on legal citation within a government agency (e.g., the U.S. Department of Justice’s
- In 2000, the Association of Legal Writing Directors published its
- In the 1990s, the Association of Law Libraries began working on a guide for courts, legislatures, and others considering the creation of “universal” citations for legal sources. Universal citations are designed to be equally usable in both print and electronic media and are not tied to any single publisher. In 2004, this effort culminated in the publication of the second edition of its
- Thus, a wide variety of citation requirements exist along with various citations manuals. Nevertheless, even though they vary in details, other citation manuals/style guides reflect a “common core” or “common law” of traditional citation conventions with which all legal writers are expected to comply.
- Legal encyclopedias discuss broad legal topics, and their text is supported by extensive citations to cases and other research sources. Lawyers and courts sometimes cite legal encyclopedias for basic legal rules and propositions. The two legal encyclopedias that are national in scope are
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Chapter 4. Citing Secondary and Internet Sources in Bluebook or ALWD Form 60 results (showing 5 best matches)
- In legal writing, references sometimes are made to court documents. In published legal writing, provides that the full name of the document (as it appears on the filing) should be identified first, followed by a pinpoint citation (if any). If an opinion has been published in the case, the ordinary citation to the case is used, followed by the docket number. Most often, a citation to an electronic database is then given. The
- When the source exists in print form, but it is not widely available (“obscure sources”), many legal writers provide parallel citation if it will substantially improve access to the source cited. Originally, the explanatory phrase “ ” was used to introduce the Internet citation or in a parenthetical.
- In citations in law journal articles, places the abbreviated name of the legal encyclopedia in large and small capital letters.
- explicitly prefers the citation of “authenticated documents,” “official versions,” and “exact [PDF] copies” which allow the writer to cite the original source. In that situation, citations can be made as if they were to the original source without rule, the citation can be set out as if it were to a print source and
- is a reference to line 4 on page 8). Finally, short-citations are not ordinarily used for record citations, but short citations can be used for other documents once they have been fully cited.
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Chapter 2. Citing Cases in Bluebook or ALWD Form 77 results (showing 5 best matches)
- In addition to case names appearing in text without accompanying citations in legal writing (discussed in preceding subdivision), a case citation may be
- Legal Tender Cases
- Some dispositions of cases (without opinions) are only listed in a reporter table. Most legal writers cite those dispositions are cited to the reporter with a parenthetical indication of that fact (“table”)—usually as part of showing the subsequent history of a case. The following examples are typical citations referring to a table:
- This use contrasts with a citation clause, which is to set the citation off from the sentence by commas. Recall from Chapter 1(B)(8) that citation clauses are used when the cited source relates to only part of a sentence. The difference is significant because abbreviations in embedded case citations follow the rules set out in the preceding subsection, while abbreviations in citation clauses follow the rules set out in the next section. The following shows the application of the rules from the immediately preceding section to an embedded citation:
- when public domain citations exist, they must be included in the citation.
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Outline 40 results (showing 5 best matches)
- Chapter 1. The Basics of Legal Citation
- F. The Process of Legal Citation
- 11. Adaptation of Traditional Citation Conventions to New Developments: Electronic Databases and Public Domain Citations
- 2. Apply the Detailed Requirements of a System of Citation or Otherwise Appropriately Refine the Citation
- Appendix 8 Status of Official State Court Reporters, Public Domain Citations, and Availability of Parallel West Citations
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Appendix 8. Status of Official State Court Reporters, Public Domain Citations, and Availability of Parallel West Citations Your search matches the chapter title
Appendix 9. Parenthetical Court Abbreviations, Court Websites, and Preferred Reporters 17 results (showing 5 best matches)
- For more detailed citation information and guidance, consult the latest edition of the
- For United States District Court citations, the district but not division is cited in the parenthetical containing the date. The following citations illustrate the various combinations of spacing for the district and the state as well as the form for the above reporters. For cases not appearing in the above reporters,
- See Appendix 7(D) for citation of early federal and state court cases, including nominative reporters.
- Special Citation Interest
- Citation Sentences or Clauses]
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Chapter 3. Citing Legislative, Administrative, and Related Sources in Bluebook or ALWD Form 36 results (showing 5 best matches)
- This section discusses the citation of the three most important sources of legislative history: (1) debates; (2) committee reports and documents; and (3) hearings. Federal materials are used as the model for this purpose. This section also provides examples of citations to other sources of legislative materials.
- The basic elements for citing treaties and other international agreements were set out in Chapter 1(D)(4). Such citations contain (1) the title of the treaty; (2) a pinpoint reference, if any; (3) the date of signing; and (4) treaty source or sources. The following examples (with accompanying explanations) illustrate the basic pattern of citation.
- The citation of rules of procedure and evidence is fully discussed in Chapter 1(D)(3), above. In journal citations, large and small capital letters are used for the abbreviated references to all these sources, as shown in the following example:
- This chapter focuses primarily on the variations in citation form of legislative sources based on the requirements of . It discusses some sources not introduced in Chapter 1(C) and (D), such as legislative history. It also contains discussion that can be skimmed (e.g., citing superseded constitutional provisions, statutes no longer in force, etc.). This material can be consulted as needed to construct a specific citation.
- handles this situation by using the normal citation and a parallel provision of the search information that could be used to “find” the provision in the electronic database. Thus, adds that “[i]f the name of the data is not clear from the database identifier,” it should be included parenthetically at the end of the citation.
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Appendix 7. Nominative Reporters 5 results
- requires the early nominative volume number and reporter be included in the citation (e.g.,
- citations.
- requires parallel citations be used (e.g.,
- For additional information on citation of early Texas courts and cases, see
- “along with a parallel citation to the appropriate lower court reporter.”
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Appendix 11. Periodical Abbreviations 3 results
- citations are the same.
- citations, look up each word of the title in the listing below and Appendix 2. (Inconsistencies in
- This appendix provides two ways of determining how to abbreviate the name of a periodical. Subdivision A provides the abbreviations for the statistically most frequently cited legal periodicals. Subdivision B provides a list of abbreviations that can be used in conjunction with other abbreviations to construct abbreviations for other periodical titles.
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Table of Case Citation Examples 2 results
Appendix 1. Case Name Abbreviations 1 result
Appendix 2. Geographic Designations 1 result
Copyright Page 1 result
- Publication Date: May 17th, 2016
- ISBN: 9781634597630
- Subject: Legal Writing
- Series: Nutshells
- Type: Overviews
- Description: Learning legal citation is one of the difficult (and sometimes admittedly annoying) tasks that students new to the law face. This book is designed to ease that task. It initially focuses on conventions that underlie all accepted forms and systems of legal citation. Building on that understanding and an explanation of the “process” of using citations in legal writing, the book then discusses and illustrates the particular rules of The Bluebook and the ALWD Citation Manual for citing cases, statutes, and all other major legal sources. Unique appendices provide useful comparative information for these two systems of citation.
