Bluebook rage Forum

[muddup]

I've been looking through the BB to find the freaking rules for this and looking through 13.4 I just don't know how to put the thing together? Can anyone take pity on a poor 1L and help?

"In a discussion of the legislative history of the Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988, you cite to a 1988 report from the Senate Judiciary Committee. This report was the 599th report in the 100th Congress. You want to cite to information in part III(A) of the report."

[rinkrat19]

S. Rep. No. 100-599, pt. 3(A) (1988).

Just my whack at it, and god knows I'm no expert.

[muddup]

S. Rep. No. 100-599, pt. 3(A) (1988).

Just my whack at it, and god knows I'm no expert.

Ok thanks! Looks pretty good so I'll go with it =) thanks so much

[Lawbro]

Are you doing the ICW's?

[Pokemon]

The bluebook is a torture machine with no purpose. I cannot believe it is still around. Someone needs to write a law review article about the time losses/economic inefficiencies that thing causes.

[dood]

The bluebook is a torture machine with no purpose. I cannot believe it is still around. Someone needs to write a law review article about the time losses/economic inefficiencies that thing causes.

been done, that someone is posner:
--LinkRemoved--

TL;DR:
http://abovethelaw.com/2011/01/quote-of ... -bluebook/

[Devlin]

Are you doing the ICW's?

God damn ICW

[dood]

side note - appendix 2 in posner's article (his rules for his clerks) is particularly useful in the real world. contrary to what they tell u, the bluebook is largely irrelevant after law school.

[nealric]

Seconded on the worthlessness of the Bluebook. It has become such a bloated mess that practitioners mostly ignore it (even more so for non-litigators).

[ph14]

Bluebook logic: It's BYU L. Rev. but N.Y.U. L. Rev. .

[muddup]

Thanks for all the sympathy guys/gals, I will return with more ICW suffering (4 more lessons to go!) and I appreciate y'all help!

[Pokemon]

The bluebook is a torture machine with no purpose. I cannot believe it is still around. Someone needs to write a law review article about the time losses/economic inefficiencies that thing causes.

been done, that someone is posner:
--LinkRemoved--

TL;DR:
http://abovethelaw.com/2011/01/quote-of ... -bluebook/

Speaking of Posner, I cannot help but be annoyed that an English major has become the father of law and economics. Not only that, but he had said that he does not like reading economics books if they have a lot of math.....

[muddup]

Why.....I can't figure this one out. My answer is all blue (i.e. correct, which means i'm missing something)
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6) You are researching Texas family law for an office memorandum. Your law office does not have any state materials, but you found the applicable provision, Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 8.001, using LexisNexis. The screen in LexisNexis states that the text as it appears is current through the end of the 2009 Session.

Incorrect Citation: Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 8.001 (LEXIS through 2009 Sess.).

Hints:
Parenthetical: Have you given publisher information? T1.3 Texas
Check general format, spelling, spacing, and punctuation.
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Why is my answer all blue T.T?

Edited..

[ph14]

Why.....I can't figure this one out. My answer is all blue (i.e. correct, which means i'm missing something)
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6) You are researching Texas family law for an office memorandum. Your law office does not have any state materials, but you found the applicable provision, Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 8.001, using LexisNexis. The screen in LexisNexis states that the text as it appears is current through the end of the 2009 Session.

Incorrect Citation: Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 8.001 (LEXIS through 2009 Sess.).

Hints:
Parenthetical: Have you given publisher information? T1.3 Texas
Check general format, spelling, spacing, and punctuation.
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Why is my answer all blue T.T?

Edited..

Do you have Tex. Fam. Code Ann. in small caps?

[muddup]

Ya I do, the trick is apparently "Parenthetical, Have you given publisher information? T1.3 Texas".

But I don't know wtf they are talking about. This is ridiculous...sigh

[ph14]

Ya I do, the trick is apparently "Parenthetical, Have you given publisher information? T1.3 Texas".

But I don't know wtf they are talking about. This is ridiculous...sigh

Try, just for laughs, "(West 2009)"

Edit: Also try "(Lexis 2009)"

[BullShitWithBravado]

Buy the online version. So worth it.

[muddup]

Haha XD that ain't gonna work.

[muddup]

WHAT THE FUK

Correct Citation: Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 8.001 (West, LEXIS through 2009 Sess.).

[09042014]

The bluebook is a torture machine with no purpose. I cannot believe it is still around. Someone needs to write a law review article about the time losses/economic inefficiencies that thing causes.

been done, that someone is posner:
--LinkRemoved--

TL;DR:
http://abovethelaw.com/2011/01/quote-of ... -bluebook/

Oh man that was a great read. Fuck the blue book.

[dingbat]

The bluebook is a torture machine with no purpose. I cannot believe it is still around. Someone needs to write a law review article about the time losses/economic inefficiencies that thing causes.

been done, that someone is posner:
--LinkRemoved--

TL;DR:
http://abovethelaw.com/2011/01/quote-of ... -bluebook/

Speaking of Posner, I cannot help but be annoyed that an English major has become the father of law and economics. Not only that, but he had said that he does not like reading economics books if they have a lot of math.....

Considering that he's actually read Keynes, whereas a plethora of economists haven't, I don't think it's that annoying

[stillwater]

The bluebook is a torture machine with no purpose. I cannot believe it is still around. Someone needs to write a law review article about the time losses/economic inefficiencies that thing causes.

been done, that someone is posner:
--LinkRemoved--

TL;DR:
http://abovethelaw.com/2011/01/quote-of ... -bluebook/

Speaking of Posner, I cannot help but be annoyed that an English major has become the father of law and economics. Not only that, but he had said that he does not like reading economics books if they have a lot of math.....

Considering that he's actually read Keynes, whereas a plethora of economists haven't, I don't think it's that annoying

Posner is the man

[kalvano]

WHAT THE FUK

Correct Citation: Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 8.001 (West, LEXIS through 2009 Sess.).

Texas codes will always have West in the parenthetical, at least for law school purposes. No one gives a shit once you start practicing, you can just cite to the code and the year.

[muddup]

Thanks for all the help and consolation thus far. Round 101:

How do I put a citation in the middle of the sentence, if I have two citations total? Does this look right?

"Every law student has to work hard," Bob 34 U.S. 129, "but not too long." Joe 34 U.S. 534.

Is that right? Or do I use semi-colons? Most importantly where is the freaking rule for this in the BB?

[A. Nony Mouse]

Thanks for all the help and consolation thus far. Round 101:

How do I put a citation in the middle of the sentence, if I have two citations total? Does this look right?

"Every law student has to work hard," Bob, 34 U.S. at 129, "but not too long." Joe, 34 U.S. at 534.

Is that right? Or do I use semi-colons? Most importantly where is the freaking rule for this in the BB?

That's pretty much right. I fixed a few things. (That's assuming you've cited the cases previously, of course.) I have no idea where the rule is in the BB, but that's what I was taught, anyway.