Periodical Articles, Books, Treatises, Restatements, Etc. In General
Cite the author's or editor's full name as found on the title page of the source being cited. For books that are compiled and edited by a named editor, place the editor's name where the author's name would normally be, followed by "ed." (including the period).
Cite the author's first name first. If there are up to three authors, then list them all in the same way. If four or more authors are listed, list the first author and use "et al." For articles written by students, the author's name is used (if available), along with, e.g., "Note," "Comment," or "Case Note."
When citing multivolume sets, place the volume number of the book before the title, not before the author's name. Include the edition and the year of the publication in parentheses at the end of the citation, e.g.,
Jacob Mertens, Jr., 8 Mertens Law of Federal Income Taxation § 32B:01 (rev 1999).
Use italics, not quotation marks, to indicate the name of a book, article, or treatise.
[Author], [Name of article (in italics)], [volume number] [periodical] [first page], [cited page(s)] ([date]), e.g.,
Pamela S. Karlan, Contingent Fees and Criminal Cases, 93 Colum L Rev 595, 602-03 (1993).
Laurence H. Tribe & Michael C. Dorf, Levels of Generality in the Definition of Rights, 57 U Chi L Rev 1057 (1990).
Justin Noval & Edward J. Imwinkelried, Jr., Retrograde Extrapolation of Blood Alcohol Concentration, 50 No. 1 Crim Law Bulletin ART 7 (Westlaw 5, 10) (2014).
Alan Wayne Jones, Evidence-Based Survey of the Elimination Rates of Ethanol from Blood with Applications in Forensic Casework, 200 Forensic Science International 1, 14 (2010), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.02.021 (accessed Jan 15, 2015) (suggesting, from the results of studies, that experts use a range of elimination rates from 0.010 to 0.025 percent per hour).
After an authority has been cited fully in the text, use the following short citation form for subsequent references to the same authority:
[Author's last name], [Volume] [Periodical] at [page]:
Karlan, 93 Colum L Rev at 604.
NOTE: To determine the proper abbreviation for periodicals, first check the periodical itself to determine whether it provides for a particular citation form. If it does not, then follow The Bluebook abbreviations for periodicals.
Omit volume and issue numbers for newspapers and popular periodicals, because the numbers might not be easily found:
John Sedgwick, The Complexity Problem, The Atlantic 96 (Mar 1993).
NOTE: "Ed." (with a period) refers to "editor" "ed" (without a period) refers to "edition."
[Author(s)], [Volume number (if applicable)] [Title (in italics)] [subdivision, chapter or section (if applicable)], [page(s)] ([Edition (if there is more than one edition)] [Year]), e.g.,
Wayne R. LaFave, 3 Search and Seizure § 7.1 (2d ed 1987).
Wayne R. LaFave, 3 Search and Seizure § 7.1(c), 17 (3d ed 1996).
Bryan A. Garner, A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage 138-39 (1987).
Laird C. Kirkpatrick, Oregon Evidence § 401.02, Art IV-4 (4th ed 2002).
Webster's Third New Int'l Dictionary 930 (unabridged ed 2002).
Black's Law Dictionary 700 (7th ed 1999).
Noah Webster, 1 An American Dictionary of the English Language (unpagi-nated) (1828).
Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary, http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com/unabridged/capable (accessed Feb 14, 2014).
Gender Identity, Unabridged.Merriam-Webster.com (last updated Apr 2016).
Thomas W. Lippman ed., The Washington Post Deskbook on Style 49-55 (2d ed 1989).
William M. Collier, 3 Collier on Bankruptcy 506.04[1] (Lawrence P. King ed., 15th ed 1989).
Appraisal Institute, The Appraisal of Real Estate 89 (12th ed 2001).
Jacob Mertens, Jr., 8 Mertens Law of Federal Income Taxation § 32B:01 (rev 1999).
Jacob Mertens, Jr., 15 Mertens Law of Federal Income Taxation § 56:45 (Supp 2002). (when citing supplement)
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 478 (5th ed 2013) (DSM-5). (first reference; include parenthetical if subsequent references or citations follow)
The Ethical Oregon Lawyer § 4.4 (OSB CLE 1991).
Paul Finkleman & Martin J. Hershock eds., The History of Michigan Law 169 (2006), available at https://books.google.com/books?id=jjSD45-P2_ YC&pg=PR4&lpg=PR4&dq=history+of+michigan+law+ finkleman+hershock&source=bl&ots=YvaGZ0ozQ1&sig= 5inym5bYCRXKARtbbFxJ2sRXpvI&hl=en&sa=X&ei= ecYRVdXAD8uOyAT1jICIDQ&ved=0CDMQ6AEwBg#v=snippet&q= 1964%2C%20two%20yars%20after&f=false (accessed Mar 24, 2015).
Mary Sue Henifin, Howard M. Kipen & Susan R. Poulter, Reference Guide on Medical Testimony, in Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence 439, 481 (Federal Judicial Center ed., 2d ed 2000).
NOTE: It is also acceptable to cite a source with multiple authors where saving space is desired by using just the first author's last name followed by et al, e.g.,
Henifin et al, Reference Guide on Medical Testimony, in Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence 439, 481 (Federal Judicial Center ed., 2d ed 2000).
[Author's last name], [Volume number (if applicable)] [Title (in italics) (shorten title if necessary)] [subdivision, chapter or section (if applicable)] at [page(s)], e.g.,
LaFave, 3 Search and Seizure § 7.1 at 356.
Garner, Modern Legal Usage at 378-79.
Webster's at 1935.
DSM-5 at 480.
Restatement (Second) of Torts section 847A comment c (1974). (first narrative reference)
Restatement section 847B. (subsequent narrative form)
Restatement (Second) of Torts § 847A comment c (1974). (first citation reference)
Restatement § 847B. (subsequent reference, short citation form)
Reformation of Instruments, 45 Am Jur § 66 at 436 (1958).
William B. Johnson, Annotation, Use of Plea Bargaining or Grant of Immunity as Improper Vouching for Credibility of Witness in Federal Cases, 76 ALR Fed 409 (1986).
Johnson, 76 ALR Fed at 415. (short citation form)
Sales and Use Taxes: General Principles, 1300 Tax Mgmt (BNA) ¶ 1300.09.C3 (2000).