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Legal Research and Writing Study Aids

This Library Guide provides useful resources for students enrolled in Legal Research and Writing.

Overview

BB Rule/Table

Page Number

Description

B2

6-7

Typeface conventions for court documents and legal memoranda

R1.2, R1.3 & R1.4

58-63

Introductory signals, order of signals, and order of authorities within signals

R4

78-81

Short citation forms (i.e., citing materials cited previously)

R5

82-86

Formatting quotations

R10

94-117

Citing cases

R11

118-119

Citing constitutions

R12

120-134

Citing statutes

R14

143-148

Citing regulations and administrative materials

R18

178-189

Citing electronic sources and Internet sources

T1

233-306

Preferred U.S. federal and state sources and abbreviations

T2

Online

Foreign jurisdictions

T6

496-498

Abbreviations for case names

The Bluebook

Bluebook Resources

Lexis+ Interactive Citation Workstation