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Preparing for the Write-On
Vol. 49 Write-On CompetitionInformation for Prospective MembersThursday | May 14, 2015Slide2
Before the Write-On
Download the GB (10th ed.)Visit the UCD
Law Review website > Prospective Members
Flag & tab your BB & GB to easily flip to a Rule
Read/skim through the BB & GB
Read BB 1–8, p.53-86 in full (
strongly recommended)
Look through the:
BB “Quick Reference” Table (BB inside front cover)
BB/GB Table of Contents
BB/GB Index (in back)
BB Tables (T1–T16)
Mark your BB to note when the GB applies
See
GB Table 1, p. 3-4Slide3
Intro to the Bluebook Rules (19th ed.)
1: Structure and Use of CitationsSignals, signal order, source order, parentheticals2: Typefaces for Law Reviews
3: Subdivisions
Volumes, Parts, Pages, Footnotes, Graphical Materials, Sections, Internal Cross-References
4: Short Citation Forms
For different sources,
id.
,
supra
, hereinafter
5: Quotations
6: Abbreviations, Numerals, and Symbols
7: Italicization for Style and in Unique Circumstances
8: CapitalizationSlide4
Intro to the Bluebook Rules (19th ed.)
9: Titles of Judges, Officials, and Terms of Court10: Cases11: Constitutions
12: Statutes
13: Legislative Materials
14: Administrative and Executive Materials
15: Books, Reports, and Other
Nonperiodic
Materials
16: Periodical Materials
17: Unpublished and Forthcoming Sources
18: The Internet, Electronic Media, and Other
Nonprint
Resources
19: Services
20: Foreign Materials
21: International MaterialsSlide5
Intro to the Bluebook Tables (T1–T16)
T1: United States JurisdictionsT2: Foreign JurisdictionsT3: Intergovernmental Organizations
T4: Treaty Sources
T5: Arbitral Reporters
T6: Case Names and Institutional Authors in Citations
T7: Court Names
T8: Explanatory PhrasesSlide6
Intro to the Bluebook Tables (T1–T16)
T9: Legislative DocumentsT10: Geographical Terms
T11:
Judges and Officials
T12: Months
T13:
Periodicals
T14
: Publishing Terms
T15
: Services
T16
: SubdivisionsSlide7
How to Use the Bluebook
Identify signals and
sources
cited
A signal does not end until a “ . ” OR a new signal
Order of signals by family, then within each family (BB/GB 1.2; BB 1.3)
Correct punctuation and italicization of signals
Order of authorities
within
each signal (BB/GB 1.4)
Look up the corresponding BB/GB rule for each source
Check and note any missing <PIN> or <
PAREN
> (GB 1.2)
Order and use of parentheticals (BB/GB 1.5)
Check for necessary short cites (
id.
,
supra
,
hereinafter
)Slide8
Signals
and Signal Families [BB/GB 1.2; BB 1.3]
Signals
in the same family
are strung together within one citation sentence and separated by
semicolons
.
Signals
in separate families
must be grouped in separate citation sentences.
Order
signals by
family
in accordance with how they are listed in BB 1.2
EXAMPLE:
See
[
source
];
see also
[
source
].
But see
[
source
].
See generally
[
source
].Slide9
Intro to the Goldbook
(10th ed.)OrganizationGB Rules: replace, supplement, or clarify BB Rules
GB Rule numbers correspond to the matching BB Rule number
Writing Conventions: technical aspects
Capitalization
Grammar
Punctuation
Pluralization
Style Conventions: structural & stylistic aspects
House Style
Legal Writing
Word Usage
Index Slide10
BB Practice Packet
1
See
Astrid
Suryanto
, Satoshi
Tomiie
, & Florian Kruse,
It was What It was
, 128
Harv
. L. Rev.
805 (2015).
See also
Arjun
Vagale
& Tomomi
Ukumori
,
Green in Blue
, 83 Fordham L. Rev
.
155, 155-58 (2014).
See, e.g.
,
Stelios
Vassiloudis
,
A Special Kind of Space
, 44
U.C. Davis L. Rev.
1407, 1410-14.Slide11
Step 1: Identify
Signals & Sources
1
See
Astrid
Suryanto
, Satoshi
Tomiie
, & Florian Kruse,
It was What It was
, 128
Harv
. L. Rev.
805 (2015).
See also
Arjun
Vagale
& Tomomi
Ukumori
,
Green in Blue
, 83 Fordham L. Rev
.
155, 155-58 (2014).
See, e.g.
,
Stelios
Vassiloudis
,
A Special Kind of Space
, 44
U.C. Davis L. Rev.
1407, 1410-14.Slide12
Step 1: Identify
Signals & Sources
1
See
Astrid
Suryanto
, Satoshi
Tomiie
, & Florian Kruse,
It was What It was
, 128
Harv
. L. Rev.
805 (2015).
See also
Arjun
Vagale
& Tomomi
Ukumori
,
Green in Blue, 83 Fordham L. Rev. 155, 155-58 (2014). See, e.g., Stelios Vassiloudis, A Special Kind of Space, 44 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 1407, 1410-14.
Periodical (BB 16)
Periodical (BB 16)Slide13
Step 2: Order of
Signals [BB/GB 1.2; BB 1.3]
1
See
Astrid
Suryanto
, Satoshi
Tomiie
, & Florian Kruse,
It was What It was
, 128
Harv
. L. Rev.
805 (2015).
See, e.g.
,
Stelios
Vassiloudis
,
A Special Kind of Space
, 44
U.C. Davis L. Rev.
1407, 1410-14. See also Arjun Vagale & Tomomi Ukumori, Green in Blue, 83 Fordham L. Rev. 155, 155-58 (2014). GB 1.2(a) Slide14
Step 3: Order of
Sources Within Each Signal
1
See
Astrid
Suryanto
, Satoshi
Tomiie
, & Florian Kruse,
It was What It was
, 128
Harv
. L. Rev.
805 (2015).
See, e.g.
,
Stelios
Vassiloudis
,
A Special Kind of Space
, 44
U.C. Davis L. Rev.
1407, 1410-14. See also Arjun Vagale & Tomomi Ukumori, Green in Blue, 83 Fordham L. Rev. 155, 155-58 (2014). Good to go because only one source within each signal. Slide15
Step 4: Look up BB/GB Rule for Each Source (Rule 16 for Periodicals)
1
See
Astrid
Suryanto
, Satoshi
Tomiie
, & Florian Kruse,
It was What It was
, 128
Harv
. L. Rev.
805 (2015).
See, e.g.
,
Stelios
Vassiloudis
,
A Special Kind of Space
, 44
U.C. Davis L. Rev.
1407, 1410-14.
See also Arjun Vagale & Tomomi Ukumori, Green in Blue, 83 Fordham L. Rev. 155, 155-58 (2014). Slide16
Step 4: Look up BB/GB Rule for Each Source
Original:
See
Astrid
Suryanto
, Satoshi
Tomiie
,
& Florian Kruse,
It
w
as What It
w
as
, 128
Harv
. L. Rev.
805
<
>
(2015).Corrected: See Astrid Suryanto, Satoshi Tomiie & Florian Kruse, It Was What It Was, 128 Harv. L. Rev. 805, <PIN> (2015); Slide17
Step 4: Look up BB/GB Rule for Each Source
Original:
S
ee
, e.g.
,
Stelios
Vassiloudis
,
A Special Kind of Space
, 44
U.C.
Davis L. Rev.
1407, 1410-
14
<
> < >.
Corrected:
s
ee, e.g.
,
Stelios
Vassiloudis, A Special Kind of Space, 44 UC Davis L. Rev. 1407, 1410-14 <(YEAR)> <(PAREN)>; Slide18
Step 4: Look up BB/GB Rule for Each Source
Original:
S
ee
also
Arjun
Vagale
& Tomomi
Ukumori
,
Green in Blue
, 83
Fordham L. Rev
.
155, 155-58 (2014).
Corrected:
s
ee also
Arjun
Vagale & Tomomi Ukumori, Green in Blue, 83 Fordham L. Rev. 155, 155-58 (2014).Slide19
Step 5: Double-Check Whole
FN (Original Version)
1
See
Astrid
Suryanto
, Satoshi
Tomiie
, & Florian Kruse,
It was What It was
, 128
Harv
. L. Rev.
805 (2015).
See, e.g.
,
Stelios
Vassiloudis
,
A Special Kind of Space
, 44
U.C. Davis L. Rev.
1407, 1410-14. See also Arjun Vagale & Tomomi Ukumori, Green in Blue, 83 Fordham L. Rev. 155, 155-58 (2014). Slide20
Step 5: Double-Check Whole
FN (Corrected Version)
1
See
Astrid
Suryanto
, Satoshi
Tomiie
& Florian Kruse,
It
W
as What It
W
as
, 128
Harv
. L. Rev.
805,
<PIN>
(2015)
;
s
ee, e.g., Stelios Vassiloudis, A Special Kind of Space, 44 UC Davis L. Rev. 1407, 1410-14 <(YEAR)> <(PAREN)>; see also Arjun Vagale & Tomomi Ukumori, Green in Blue, 83 Fordham L. Rev. 155, 155-58 (2014).Slide21
BB Practice Packet
Original: 2
See
Klosman
Industries
v.
Heldens
, 99 Cal
.A
pp.4th 816, 819-
8
22 (
Cal.
2002);
Klingle
v.
Belkadi
, 546 U.S. 418, 420 (2006)
.
Corrected:
See Klingle v. Belkadi, 546 U.S. 418, 420 (2006); Klosman Indus. v. Heldens, 99 Cal. App. 4th 816, 819-22 (2002). Slide22
BB Practice Packet
Original:
4
Nic
Chagall,
Time Stood Still
,
New York Times
,
Sep.
1, 2011, at A4;
Corsten
v. Bluestone, 509 F.3d
116
<
>
(2d Cir. 2007)
.
Corrected:
Corsten
v. Bluestone, 509 F.3d 116,
<PIN> (2d Cir. 2007); Nic Chagall, Time Stood Still, N.Y. Times, Sept. 1, 2011, at A4. Slide23
Extra Tips
Don’t forget to check for necessary short cites. See BB 4 (
id.,
supra
, and hereinafter)
Turn on hidden formatting/paragraph marks to easily spot improper spacing
Windows:
CTRL
+
SHIFT
+
8
Mac:
CMD
+
8
Shortcut for
Small Caps
Windows:
CTRL
+
SHIFT
+
KMac: CMD + SHIFT + KSlide24
Abbreviated Comment
Objectives
Provide
an analysis of the sources contained in the
packet
Clearly
explain how the specific cases impact a question of
law
Persuasively resolve a “Circuit Split”Slide25
Abbreviated Comment
RequirementsLength: 2000 wordsStructure:
Introduction
Law
Analysis
Conclusion
Sources: Closed universe
Citations: FootnotesSlide26
Abbreviated Comment
Grading:
Organization; quality of argument; writing clarity; use of authority; proper Bluebooking; etc.
Graded by multiple editors (to ensure consistency)
50 % of Write-On Score