The Bluebook gets into granular detail on most of its topics, this is particularly so with its treatment of case names.
Key Sections
General Rules for Case Names (R10.2.1, pp. 97-102): Covering party names, abbreviations, procedural phrases, words to omit, geographical terms, business designations, IRS Commissioner, among other things.
Reporters & Other Sources (R10.3, pp. 103-05): Among other information, discusses parallel citations and public domain formats.
Court & Jurisdiction (R10.4, pp. 104-07)
Date or Year (R10.5, p. 107)
Parenthetical Information Regarding Cases (R10.6, pp. 108-09): There will often be additional information about a case provided in parentheticals. The following examples are as law review footnotes.
Parker v. Randolph, 442 U.S. 62, 84 (1979) (Stevens, J., dissenting).
Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S. 678, 719 (2001) (Kennedy, J., dissenting) (citing Shaughnessy v. United States ex rel. Mezei, 345 U.S. 206 (1953)).
Prior & Subsequent History (R10.7, pp. 109-12): A typical example would include Cent. Ill. Pub. Serv. Co. v. Westervelt, 342 N.E.2d 463 (Ill. App. Ct. 1976), aff’d, 367 N.E.2d 661 (Ill. 1977).
Special Citation Forms (R10.8, pp. 112-16): This material includes pending and unreported cases; briefs, court filing, and transcripts; and more.
