Bluebook
Sign in to saveThe Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation is a style guide that prescribes the most widely used legal citation system in the United States. It is taught and used at a majority of law schools in the United States and is also used in a majority of federal courts. Legal publishers also use several "house" citation styles in their works.
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- Book.name
- The Bluebook
- Book.image
- The Bluebook 18th ed Cover.gif
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- 180px
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- Cover of the 18th edition
- Book.subject
- Legal citations
- Book.publisher
- Harvard Law ReviewColumbia Law ReviewUniversity of Pennsylvania Law ReviewYale Law Journal
- Book.published
- 1926–present
- Book.isbn
- 979-8-218-57457-4
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The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation is a style guide that prescribes the most widely used legal citation system in the United States. It is taught and used at a majority of law schools in the United States and is also used in a majority of federal courts. Legal publishers also use several "house" citation styles in their works.
The Bluebook is compiled by the Harvard Law Review, Columbia Law Review, Yale Law Journal, and University of Pennsylvania Law Review. Currently, it is in its 22nd edition (published May 2025). Its name was first used for the 6th edition (1939). Opinions have differed regarding its origins at Yale and Harvard Law Schools, with the latter long claiming credit.