You should use large and small capitals for book authors and titles. Although many states require the bill to be signed by the governor, in some the enabling act is a resolution legislature vote only. Oct 24, 2018 the case name will appear at the beginning of the citation. Typeface conventions bluebook legal citation tarlton. The bluebook is the most commonly used system for legal citations in the united states, especially for legal scholarship, but also with modifications by local rules in judicial opinions and party briefs this proposal covers citations to united states legal materialsu. If there can be a documentary on the font helvetica, then certainly someone can do really great standup comedy about how all 50 of these united states of america got abbreviated, factually or semifactually, into the two letter code that we all know and love today. Abbreviate the listed words wherever they appear in a partys name that is part of a citation. Deciding court, jurisdiction date of decision united states v. Note that using the case function means hardwiring data in tsql code, only recommended for adhoc queries. An interactive geography lesson about abbreviations and nicknames of states. Working with state representative curtis richardson dtallahassee, the students provided information and answered questions regarding the symbols.
Typeface conventions bluebook legal citation tarlton law. In addition, abbreviate any state or smaller geographic unit included in a party name unless it alone is the party name. Abbreviations for names of certain countries, states. Any information about state and court that is clear from the reporter name should be deleted from the parenthetica l. The term dates back to the 15th century, when large blue velvetcovered books were used for recordkeeping by the parliament of the united kingdom. Feb 05, 2020 provides abbreviations for court names to be used in citing cases according to rule 10. Because we typically use only the surname in case names, i think we would typically not include jr. United states postal abbreviations for states, military, commonwealths, and territories. Do not begin a citation clause with a capital letter unless the citation clause begins with a. Welcome to the state and local documents task force sldtf guide for state blue books and state encyclopedias. Find out how to abbreviate building, institute, publication, and more with these important legal abbreviations. See the cities entry for a list of large cities that never need to be identified by state. Since the postal service instituted zip codes and their accompanying state postal codes in 1963, the twoletter abbreviations have steadily gained popularity. There is no absolute rule in coming up with the twoletter state codes, which means that one must memorize them all.
There are a few different types of names, and the type of name will determine format. Since when do you not capitalize both letters of a state abbreviation. The webs largest and most authoritative acronyms and abbreviations resource. State abbreviations and state postal codes fact monster. Abbreviations bluebooking tips and resources libguides.
Gary gulman does standup on how the abbreviations of all 50. You can use it to sort lists of words, titles, names, numbers or any other type of content. Dec 19, 2019 you should use ordinary plain text for case names in full citations, except for procedural phrases like ex rel. Today we discussed a question that sometimes causes confusion. The name casee is ranked on the 45,701st position of the most used names.
State nicknames list for all 50 states official state nicknames are based on the history and natural features of each state. States writing style guide western michigan university. Abbreviations bluebooking tips and resources libguides at. Find out what is the most common shorthand of upper case on. You should use ordinary plain text for case names in full citations, except for procedural phrases like ex rel. An open implementation of a system of legal citation. Citation clauses are set off from the text by commas and immediately follow the proposition to which they relate. As with other state symbols, states compare admirable aspects of the reptile and of the state, within designating statutes. When the case is being referred to in a sentence of the text itself rather than simply as a citation only the. Also omit alternative names given for the firstlisted party on either side, such as a corporation dba doing business as another name. Jul 14, 2016 if there can be a documentary on the font helvetica, then certainly someone can do really great standup comedy about how all 50 of these united states of america got abbreviated, factually or semifactually, into the two letter code that we all know and love today. This is a proposed citation style to adapt the bluebook to the unique needs of wikipedia. Sipes geographical names omit statecommonwealthpeople of except when citing decisions from courts of that state. This completed redesigned reference work features chapters on state and territory names and nicknames, mottoes, seals, flags, capitals, flowers, trees, birds, songs, legal holidays and observances, license plates, postage stamps, miscellaneous designations, fairs and festivals, universities, governors, professional sports teams, and a.
These tables give the various abbreviations for the u. Find out what is the most common shorthand of upper case on abbreviations. Legal terms and other words have specific abbreviations to include in case names. In a diverse and rapidly changing legal profession, the bluebook continues to provide a systematic method by which members of the profession communicate important information to one another about the sources and legal authorities upon. Generations of law students, lawyers, scholars, judges, and other legal professionals have relied on the bluebooks unique system of citation in their writing. In 2004, illinois held a popular vote to pick the painted turtle, but legislation was still required in 2005 to make the choice official. Great resource for students who are doing state projects. Execute the following sql server tsql scripts in management studio query editor to demonstrate state code abbreviations handling by the case function and a lookup table. Use the following abbreviations of the names of certain countries and of states, provinces, territories, etc. Provides abbreviations for court names to be used in citing cases according to rule 10. That someone just happens to be the great gary gulman.
This way you are creating a lower case string once strings are immutable instead of. Tabs for the tables would have been a helpful addition like the color coding of the blue and white pages. A list of 1 reporters and reporter abbreviations, 2 courts and court abbreviations, and 3 preferred sources to cite for federal courts and each states courts table 6. Case names, including procedural phrases introducing case. Case namesboth full and short case names, and procedural phrases e. Case name abbreviations pennsylvania state university. According to wikipedia blue book or bluebook is a term often referring to an almanac or other compilation of statistics and information.
Omit words indicating multiple parties, such as et al. The process may require students to be knowledgeable of their selection, as was the case in florida when students advocated for the loggerhead sea turtle. Since when do you not capitalize both letters of a state. For permanent solution lookup table is the right choice. Citing cases bluebook guide guides at georgetown law.
The case name will appear at the beginning of the citation. Abbreviations for court names that you would use in. From alabama to wyoming, greetings from the 50 states covers the origin of each states name, official and unofficial nicknames, and the year it was granted statehood. Below is a list of state supreme court and court of appeals abbreviations. If you prefer to search by state supreme court or court of appeals exclusively, click on the links in the left hand navigation bar for. A b c d e f gh i jk l m n o p qr s t u vwxyz show all. The form above is a simple tool for putting a list of terms in alphabetical order. Blue book case name abbreviations quiz by wademcdade2. We estimate that there are at least 3600 persons in the world having this name which is around 0. State blue books and encyclopedias home libguides at. Put any list in alphabetical order with the alphabetizer. Cases bluebook legal citation tarlton law library at. The chicago manual of style recommends omitting such abbreviations jr.
Top 5 names by state for a selected year of birth select birth year. This way you are creating a lower case string once strings are immutable instead of each part of the if then. A reptile becomes the official state symbol after it is voted in by the state legislature. The twoletter abbreviation for all 50 us states are listed here. Surprisingly, the letter e only appears in the 50 states. An interactive geography lesson about abbreviations of states. T1 preferred reporter and court abbreviation for each court. Language quiz blue book case name abbreviations random language or book quiz can you name the blue book case name abbreviations. Case stated definition and meaning collins english. It will autodetect your separator, commaseparated csv, spaces, new lines, or tabs.
For proper citation, you should either underline or italicize the case name, depending on where in a document you are placing the citation see rule 2. The answer requires a student to synthesize a few rules from the bluebook. The bluebook is the most commonly used system for legal citations in the united states, especially for legal scholarship, but also with modifications by local rules in judicial opinions and party briefs. From alabama to wyoming, greetings from the 50 states covers the origin of each state s name, official and unofficial nicknames, and the year it was granted statehood. The following list summarizes the official united states postal code state abbreviations, and shows the presumed derivations. Case name abbreviations table 6 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z. Gary gulman does standup on how the abbreviations of all. Net functionality for making state abbreviations out of state names. Schoolchildren often start campaigns promoting their favorite reptile to encourage state legislators to enact it as a state symbol.