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Generations of law students, lawyers, scholars, judges, and other legal professionals have relied on The Bluebook's unique system of citation in their writing. 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 which they rely in their work.

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U.N. Human Rights Committees' Decisions, International Materials

"Mem.", Cases

Citation of Opinions by Magistrate Judges, Cases

Citations in Quoting/Citing Parentheticals, Citation Structure

Order of Articles and Student-Written Pieces, Citation Structure

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