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Obscure blue-booking question
Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 7:59 pm
by kykiske
Is it acceptable to "supra" a source you used an "id." for?
So for example let's say:
Footnote 34. Id.
Footnote 45. Supra note 34.
Re: Obscure blue-booking question
Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 8:05 pm
by dowu
kykiske wrote:Is it acceptable to "supra" a source you used an "id." for?
So for example let's say:
Footnote 34. Id.
Footnote 45. Supra note 34.
Lol what? I'm no law student but that does not seem right. Why can't you just use id. again?
Re: Obscure blue-booking question
Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 8:07 pm
by kalvano
You can't use id until you cite the original source. So just use supra on the footnote in which you cited the original source.
Re: Obscure blue-booking question
Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 8:09 pm
by dowu
kalvano wrote:You can't use id until you cite the original source. So just use supra on the footnote in which you cited the original source.
Well, obviously.
Re: Obscure blue-booking question
Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 8:19 pm
by Rotor
kykiske wrote:Is it acceptable to "supra" a source you used an "id." for?
So for example let's say:
Footnote 34. Id.
Footnote 45. Supra note 34.
I agree with Kalvano if you're just citing to the source (which is what your question asks).
However, if you are using it as an internal cross reference ("
See supra note 34 and accompanying text.") it would be OK.
Re: Obscure blue-booking question
Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 8:58 pm
by swimmer11
Rotor wrote:kykiske wrote:Is it acceptable to "supra" a source you used an "id." for?
So for example let's say:
Footnote 34. Id.
Footnote 45. Supra note 34.
I agree with Kalvano if you're just citing to the source (which is what your question asks).
However, if you are using it as an internal cross reference ("
See supra note 34 and accompanying text.") it would be OK.
Re: Obscure blue-booking question
Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 9:03 pm
by Scotusnerd
Why would you have your reader go through recursive footnotes? Just cite the supra to the original source.
Re: Obscure blue-booking question
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:12 am
by mr.hands
Scotusnerd wrote:Why would you have your reader go through recursive footnotes? Just cite the supra to the original source.
This.
Also, id is usually for cases/statutes. Supra is for secondary sources, mostly law review articles. Thus, using "supra" to an "Id" wouldn't make sense
Re: Obscure blue-booking question
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:18 am
by guano
Why would you make a reader go to footnote 34 and then to 33? (or wherever the original citation is).