Bluebook Guide for Law Students

This guide provides commentary, models and tips on the Bluebook (21st Edition) for law students. The author experienced frustration with the Bluebook both as a first-year student and on a law journal board. The author hopes this guide will offer some helpful advice.

The Bluepages section located at the start of the Bluebook is a mini-guide to Court Documents and/or Legal Memoranda. Bluepage rules are sometimes different but are always based upon the normal non-bluepage rules.

Always check for local court citation rules for court documents. See Bluebook Table 1 for each state's court rules.

Unsure how to navigate the Bluebook? Don't know the difference between Bluepages and Whitepages? Unfamiliar with Bluebook terminology? Check out these videos going over the basics of the Bluebook!

These videos are based off the 22nd edition of the Bluebook.