Bluebook Guide: Bluepage Directions

The Bluepages generally follow the standards set forth in the Whitepages for citation of books and other nonperiodic materials.  Of course, a different typeface is used, as large and small caps are not used for Bluepages citations.  See B15, pp. 22-23.  As always, refer to the Whitepages for further guidance on citing books and other nonperiodic material.  See R15, pp. 147-56.

The following examples are outlined in the Bluepages:

• Matthew Butterick, Typography for Lawyers 54 (2010).
• J.R. McNeill & William H. McNeill, The Human Web: A Bird's-Eye View of World History 319 (2003).
• David Hunter et al., International Environmental Law and Policy 555 (3d ed. 2006).
• A Bentham Reader 101 (Mary Peter Mack ed., 1969).
• 21 Charles Alan Wright & Arthur R. Miller, Federal Practice and Procedure § 1006 (3d ed. 1998).

Concerning special citation forms, the Bluepages provide the following examples:

• Good-Faith Bargaining, Black's Law Dictionary (10th ed. 2014).
• 17 Am. Jur. 2d Contracts § 74 (1964).
• 88 C.J.S. Trial § 192 (1955).

The Bluepages provide a similar method for short form citation as the Whitepages.  Notably, the Bluepages provide a helpful table to illustrate short form citation.  See B15.2, p. 23. Some examples of the use of supra were also provided in the Bluepages:

• Posner, supra, at 204-05.
• See Dunnewold et al., supra, at 80.
• James & Hazard, supra, § 1.7.