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Style
Bluebook
Used In
Law
In-text Format
Footnote¹ (law review) or inline (court documents)
Published by
Harvard Law Review Association et al.

What Is Bluebook Legal Citation?

The Bluebook is the definitive legal citation guide in the United States, used by law students, attorneys, courts, and law journals. The 21st Edition covers federal and state case citations, statutes, regulations, international law, and secondary sources. Law review articles use footnotes; court documents use inline citations. Mastering Bluebook is essential for any US law student.

Primary disciplines: Law, Legal Studies, Court Documents

Bluebook Citation Examples

Court Case
Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954).
Statute
Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e (2018).
Law Review Article
John Smith, The Future of Constitutional Law, 45 Harv. L. Rev. 112 (2023).
Website
World Health Organization, Mental Health (2023), https://www.who.int/mental_health.
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Key Bluebook Rules

  • Case names italicized or underlined: *Brown v. Board of Education*
  • Volume, reporter, page: "347 U.S. 483" = volume 347, US Reports, page 483
  • Year of decision in parentheses at end of case citation
  • Statutes: Title, Code, Section (year of code edition)
  • Short forms after first full citation: *Brown*, 347 U.S. at 485
  • Law review footnotes follow different format than court documents

Bluebook vs Other Formats

OSCOLA
Bluebook is the US legal standard; OSCOLA is the UK standard. Both use footnotes for law review but differ in case citation format

Supported Source Types

✓ Court cases and judgments✓ Federal and state statutes✓ Regulations and administrative law✓ Law review articles✓ Treaties and international law✓ Legal websites and databases

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