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Bluebooking (briefs, opinions) Flashcards

1
Q

In _____ legal documents, such as ____ and _____, citations appear within the document directly after the proposition

A

Non-academic; Briefs; Opinions

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2
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In non-academic legal documents, footnotes should only be used when allowed by _______

A

Local court rules

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3
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A citation may be inserted in 2 ways (SC)

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  1. Citation sentence (stand-alone)

2. Citation clause

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4
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Use citation sentences to cite sources that relate to the _______ preceding sentence

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Entire

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5
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Citation clauses are set off from the text by _____ and ________ follow the proposition

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Commas; Immediately

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6
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Use citation clauses to cite sources that relate to ______ part of a sentence

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Only one

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7
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A _______ shorthand message to reader about the relationship between _____ and source

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Signal; Proposition

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8
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(No signal) (3)

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  1. Directly states proposition
  2. Source of quotation
  3. Mentioned in proposition
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E.g.

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Source of one of multiple authorities stating the same proposition

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10
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Accord (2)

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  1. Source is one of multiply authorities directly stating or supporting the proposition
  2. One of other authorities was mentioned in the proposition
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See

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Authority supports, but does not directly state the proposition

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12
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See also

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Additional material supporting the proposition

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13
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Cf.

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Authority is different from the main proposition, but sufficiently analogous to provide support

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14
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Contra

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Authority directly states a proposition contrary to the main proposition

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But see

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Authority clearly supports a proposition that contradicts the main proposition

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But cf.

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Authority supports a proposition analogous to the contrary of the main proposition

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17
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See generally

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Authority is helpful background material for the proposition

18
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What is the order of signals in a citation sentence? (10)(NEASSCCBBS)

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  1. No signal
  2. E.g.,
  3. Accord
  4. See
  5. See also
  6. Cf.
  7. Contra
  8. But see
  9. But cf.
  10. See generally
19
Q

Separate authorities within each ____ with _____

A

Signal; Semicolons

20
Q

What is the order of authorities? (8) (CSFSLACS) *(FSF)

A
  1. Constitutions (federal-state-foreign)
  2. Statutes (federal-state-foreign)
  3. Federal cases
  4. State cases
  5. Legislative materials
  6. Administrative materials
  7. Court documents
  8. Secondary materials
21
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What is the order of authority for federal cases? (D)

A

Descending authority

22
Q

What is the order of authority for state cases? (AD)

A
  1. Alphabetical by state

2. Descending order of authority within state

23
Q

What is the order of authority for legislative materials? (BHRD)

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  1. Bills
  2. Hearings
  3. Reports
  4. Debates
24
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What is the order of authority for administrative materials? (ERP)

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  1. Executive orders
  2. Regulations
  3. Proposed rules
25
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What is the order of authority for court documents? (RBP)

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  1. Records
  2. Briefs
  3. Petitions
26
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What is the order of authority for secondary materials? (RBAI)

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  1. Restatements
  2. Books
  3. Articles
  4. Internet sources
27
Q

______ is the equivalent of italics

A

Underscoring

28
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What information should be italicized in a citation clause? (7) (CTTIECW)

A
  1. Case names, including procedural phrases introducing case names
  2. Titles of books/articles
  3. Titles of legislative material
  4. Introductory signals
  5. Explanatory phrases introducing subsequent case history
  6. Cross reference (e.g., id., supra)
  7. Words/phrases introducing related authority (e.g., quoted in)
29
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What information is italicized in the brief itself? (TWA)

A
  1. Titles of publications (e.g., New York Times)
  2. Words italicized in the original quotation
  3. Any other word that would be italicized (e.g., uncommon foreign word)
30
Q

Large/Small _____ are not required (but may be used for stylistic purposes)

A

Caps

31
Q

How do you cite a footnote?

A

Example: US v. Carolene, 304 U.S. 144, 152 n.4

32
Q

When can you use “supra” and “hereinafter”?

A 
Legislative hearings
Court filings
Books
Pamphlets
Reports
Unpublished materials
Non-print resources
Periodicals
Decisions of intergovernmental organizations
33
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When can you NOT use “supra” and “hereinafter”?

A 
Cases
Statutes
Constitutions
Legislative material
Restatements
Model codes
34
Q

A quotation within quotation can be cited by indicating that _______

A

citation has been omitted

Ex: (citation omitted)

35
Q

Quotations of ____ or more words should be in ______

A

50; Block quotations

36
Q

Spell out numbers from _____

A

Zero to Ninety-nine

37
Q

Use _____ for larger numbers (100

A

Numerals; Begin a sentence

38
Q

Only capitalize party designations (e.g., plaintiff, defendant, appellant) when referring to parties that is ______

A

Subject of the document

39
Q

A full case citation includes 5 components (NSPOS)

A
  1. Name
  2. Source (published or unpublished)
  3. Parenthetical (court, year)
  4. Other parentheticals
  5. Subsequent history
40
Q

Omit _____ other than the first party listed before/after “v.”

A

All other parties

41
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Omit words indicating _______ parties (e.g., et al) and ________ names (e.g., a.k.a.)

A

Multiple; Alternative

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