Bluebook Legal Citation

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Books

Example of a book:

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Cases

Below is an example of a case citation. This guide will briefly cover the rule governing this citation. For more in-depth information about the parts of a case citation, please see "citations explained" in Tarlton's Finding a Case guide.

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Statutes

Example of a federal statute:

Example of single section of the U.S. Code: 17 U.S.C. § 107.

Example of a state statute: Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 22.021 (West 2010).