ULR Bluebook Part II - Secondary Sources & Electronic Cites

Bluebook Part II

Citing Secondary Sources & Internet Sources

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Rule 1 - Footnotes

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Rule 1 - Where do we place Footnotes in text?

TIP: All citations in your footnotes end with a period. If you cite several authorities separate them by commas and end the last with a period.

Periodicals

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Periodical Materials (Journals) Citations (Rule 16)

Law Review Article (Not a Student Comment)

Newspaper Article

Student Comment

Online Newspaper Article

Student Note

Periodicals

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Practice Periodicals (Rule 16)

Periodicals

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Practice Online Newspaper Cite (Rule 16)

Periodicals - Short Cite

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Short Cites of Periodicals (Rule 16.9)

Once a work in a periodical has been cited in full, use “id.” or “supra” to refer to it in subsequent citations. Different Rules from Caselaw

Short Cites/Form:

• First Type:
• Second Type:

Id. at 894.

Emens, supra note 1, at 894.

Periodicals - Short Cite

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Practice Short Cites (Rule 16.9)

Short Cites/Form for Page 536:

• First Type:
• Second Type:

Id. at 536.

Vladeck, supra note 1, at 536.

Books

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Books (Rule 15)

Book

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Practice Book Cite (Rule 15)

Electronic Sources

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Electronic Source Citations (Rule 18)

Authenticated or Official Documents

Online Only Sources

Online PDFs

Blogs

Social Media Posts

Electronic Sources

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Practice Online Only Cite (Rule 18)

Practice Questions

Part 1 & 2 Combined

Electronic Sources

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Cite this Social Media Post (Rule 18)

Nebraska Legal Action Fund (@NELegalAction), X (June 28, 2023, 12:32 PM), https://x.com/NELegalAction/status/1674093346040557568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1674093346040557568%7Ctwgr%5E21aab33aeef0dc5cfae027504c2a552eb68e5218%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klkntv.com%2Fnebraska-freedom-coalition-faces-defamation-suit-over-tweets-about-hunt%2F

Periodicals

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Practice Periodicals (Rule 16)

Periodicals

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Practice Caselaw (Rule 10 & Table 1)

Authenticated or Official Documents (Rule 18.2)

Journal Abbr.

Online Only Sources

Student Case Comment

Citing an Online Newspaper

Date

URL

Online Blog

Date

URL

Student Note

Citing A Newspaper Article (Rule 16.6)

Title

Author Name

Abbr.

Note: If you find an Article on Nexis - Cite it Like this. No URL unless you find the article on the actual news website.

Citing A Regular Law Review Article

Author Name

Title

Journal Abbr.

Social Media Posts

Date/Time of Post

Online PDF Version of Article