The bluebook : a uniform system of citation / compiled by the editors of the Columbia Law Review, the Harvard Law Review, the University of Pennsylvania Law Review, and The Yale Law Journal.

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Law Review Association, 2025.

22nd edition

203053

Citation of legal authorities -- United States.

Annotations and citations (Law) -- United States.

Law -- Abbreviations.

Introduction

B1. Structure of legal citations

B2. Typeface for court documents

B3. Subdivisions

B4. Short citation forms

B5. Quotations

B6. Abbreviations, numerals, and symbols

B7. Italicization for style and in unique circumstances

B8. Capitalization

B9. Titles of judges

B10. Cases

B11. Constitutions

B12. Statutes, rules, and restatements

B13. Legislative materials

B14. Administrative and executive materials

B15. Books and other nonperiodic materials

B16. Periodical materials

B17. Court and litigation documents

B18. The internet

B19. Services

B20. Foreign materials

B21. International materials

B22. Tribal nations

B23. Archival sources

The Bluepages tables

BT1. Court documents

BT2. Jurisdiction-specific citation rules and style guides

Rules

Rule 1. Structure and use of citations

Rule 2. Typography for law reviews

Rule 3. Subdivisions

Rule 4. Short citation forms

Rule 5. Quotations

Rule 6. Abbreviations, numerals, and symbols

Rule 7. Italicization for style and in unique circumstances

Rule 8. Capitalization

Rule 9. Titles of judges, officials, and terms of court

Rule 10. Cases

Rule 11. Constitutions

Rule 12. Statutes

Rule 13. Legislative materials

Rule 14. Administrative and executive materials

Rule 15. Books, reports, and other nonperiodic materials

Rule 16. Periodical materials

Rule 17. Unpublished and forthcoming sources

Rule 18. The Internet, electronic media, and other nonprint resources

Rule 19. Services

Rule 20. Foreign materials

Rule 21. International materials

Rule 22. Tribal nations

Rule 23. Archival sources

Tables

Table T1. United States jurisdictions

Table T2. Foreign jurisdictions

Table T3. Intergovernmental organizations

Table T4. Treaty sources

Table T5. Arbitral reporters

Table T6. Case names and institutional authors in citations

Table T7. Court names

Table T8. Explanatory phrases

Table T9. Legislative documents

Table T10. Geographical terms

Table T11. Judges and officials

Table T12. Months

Table T13. Institutional names in periodical titles

Table T14. Publishing terms

Table T15. Services

Table T16. Subdivisions.

The Bluebook: Uniform System of Citation, in its current 22nd edition (2025), presents a guide for lawyers for constructing legal citations, covering the format of citations from a variety of legal sources, including court cases, statutes, books, periodicals, electronic media, and international documents. It is an essential tool for anyone engaged in writing legal documents.

Previous editon 2020. Spiral binding.

Includes index.

Blue book : a uniform system of citation

Uniform system of citation

9798218574574

xvi, 390 pages ; 22 cm