Quote of the Day: Judge Posner Benchslaps the Bluebook
[N]eedless to say, I have not read the nineteenth edition. I have dipped into it, much as one might dip one’s toes in a pail of freezing water. I am put in mind of Mr. Kurtz’s dying words in Heart of...
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 04.05.11
* Harvard Law School exams used to be easier. Think about that the next time you hear about grade inflation. [The Volokh Conspiracy] * Speaking of things getting harder, this seems like proof that the...
View ArticleGrammer Pole of the Weak: Backburner for the Bluebook?
Welcome to the latest edition of Above the Law’s Grammer Pole of the Weak, a column where we turn questions of legal writing and English grammar and usage over to our readers for discussion and debate....
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Law Student Revolts Against Law Review’s Bluebook Exam
Is it any wonder that a student from a law school in Virginia is raging against the law review’s upcoming Bluebook exam? Several law students have written to us about this student’s “guerilla campaign”...
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Quote of the Day: What’s the Bluebook Parenthetical for That?
A Ninth Circuit potpourri: a highly unusual opinion, and the passing of a prominent liberal judge. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: 9th Circuit, Alex...
View ArticleLaw Review Editor Goes On Ironic Power Trip
A journal editor calls out the staff for sub and cite errors in a poorly edited email.
View ArticleIs The Bluebook About To Be Killed Off?
What kind of silver bullet could kill this venerable institution?
View ArticleA Bluebooking Error In… The Bluebook?
Please, pass this former law school gunner his smelling salts!
View ArticleCaption Contest: A Gunner’s Love Affair With Her Bluebook
In law school and in legal practice, there are gunners, and then there are gunners. Do you love your Bluebook as much as this gunner does?
View ArticleCaption Contest Finalists: A Gunner’s Love Affair With Her Bluebook
Do you love your Bluebook as much as this gunner does?
View ArticleAn Embarrassing Typo… In The Bluebook?
Is it just us, or have the editors of The Bluebook been getting sloppier with each edition that's printed?
View ArticleWTF Bluebook?! Even More Bluebooking Errors In The Bluebook
Come on, Bluebook editors. We -- perhaps mistakenly -- thought you were better than this.
View ArticleA Modest Proposal For Bluebook Reform
Two law professors offer their (humorous and satirical) idea for improving the dominant system of legal citation.
View ArticleIs This The Biggest Bluebook Error Of Them All?
Who deserves credit (or blame) for the authoritative (and often criticized) legal citation manual?
View ArticleTed Cruz Screwed Up Citation In SCOTUS Brief
Ted Cruz doesn't want the Supreme Court to realize he is a shameless self-promoter.
View ArticleBenchslap Of The Day: Don’t You Dare Put Citations In The Footnotes
Where do YOU come down on this hot topic in legal writing?
View ArticleWant To Work In-House? Burn Your Bluebook
Locating the proper Bluebook citation is far less important than locating the right answer as fast as possible.
View ArticleA Bluebooking Error In… The Bluebook?
Please, pass this former law school gunner his smelling salts!
View ArticleCaption Contest: A Gunner’s Love Affair With Her Bluebook
In law school and in legal practice, there are gunners, and then there are gunners. Do you love your Bluebook as much as this gunner does?
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