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Cite Checker A Hands-On Guide to Learning Citation Form

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ISBN-10: 0766818934

ISBN-13: 9780766818934

Edition: 2001

Authors: Deborah E. Bouchoux

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This practical book is the most comprehensive guide to legal citations for legal practitioners. It explains the rules established in "The Bluebook" and provides a complete and thorough overview of citation from exclusively for practitioners. The chapters are arranged in a building block approach, and examples and answer keys are provided so that readers can verify their progress and proficiency enabling them to master cite checking one step at a time.
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Book details

List price: $55.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Publication date: 11/7/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.484

John W. Servos received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. He teaches the history of science and medicine at Amherst College, where he is the Anson D. Morse Professor of History. His book, Physical Chemistry from Ostwald to Pauling: The Making of a Science in America (Princeton University Press, 1990), was awarded the Pfizer Prize of the History of Science Society in 1991. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and currently serves as president of the History of Science Society.Deborah E. Bouchoux, J.D., is an adjunct faculty member of Georgetown University, where she teaches a variety of topics in the Paralegal Studies Program and serves on the…    

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction to Cite-Checking
The Task of Cite-Checking
The Bluebook
Top Ten Tips for Effective Cite-Checking
The Bluebook Trap: Typeface Conventions
The Problem
A Dual System of Citation
The Bluebook's Advice
Exercise for Chapter 2
Citation Form for Cases
Introduction
Case Names
Abbreviations in Case Names
State Court Cases
Public Domain Citations
Federal Court Cases
Subsequent and Prior History
Series of Court Reports
Spacing in Citations
Exercise for Chapter 3
Citation Form for Statutes, Legislative Materials, Uniform Acts, Court Rules, and Constitutions
Statutes
Legislative Materials
Uniform Acts
Court Rules
Constitutions
Exercise for Chapter 4
Secondary Sources
Introduction
Books and Treatises
Periodical Materials
Dictionaries
Encyclopedias
Restatements
A.L.R. Annotations
Exercise for Chapter 5
Administrative Materials, Electronic Databases, The Internet, Record Materials, and Public Domain Citations
Administrative Materials
Lexis and Westlaw
The Internet
Record Materials
Public Domain Citations
Exercise for Chapter 6
Punctuation, Quotations, Omissions, Alterations, and Parentheticals
Punctuation for Citations
Quotations
Omissions
Alterations
Parentheticals
Exercise for Chapter 7
Short Forms, Signals, Related Authority, and Capitalization
Short Forms
Signals
Related Authority
Capitalization
Exercise for Chapter 8
Putting It Together
The Table of Authorities
Footnotes
Internal Cross-References
Final Tasks in Cite-Checking
Exercise for Chapter 9
The Final Review
Brief 1
Brief 2
Memorandum
Answer Keys
Appendix
Index