Bluebook Citation Drills
50+ original Bluebook practice drills
Fix broken citations, spot the error in a set of citations, and build citations from scratch. Drills cover cases, statutes, law review articles, books, signals, short forms, pincites, quotations, parentheticals, tables, and footnotes. These drills are part of the 1,175+ drill library and are included with Pro or the Semester Pass.
Explanations paraphrase Bluebook rules in plain words for teaching. They are not verbatim text from The Bluebook. Always check the current Bluebook edition for your class. This tool is an independent educational resource and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, The Bluebook or its editors.
Fix the Citation
A flawed citation and four candidate fixes. Pick the one that is fully correct.
Correcting Statutory Citations
Refining Pincites
Citing Statutory Appendices
Using Citation Signals
Formatting Book Citations
Fixing the Case Citation
Law Review Student-Authored Notes
Refining Law Review Citations
Applying Short Forms
Advanced Case Citation
Table T6 Abbreviations
Pincite Formatting Error
Court and Year Parenthetical
Statute Citation Correctness
Id. vs. Supra
Parenthetical Placement
Block Quote Punctuation
Footnote Placement Rules
Case Short Form Errors
Case Name Italicization Fix
Citing an Edited Book
Fixing Law Review Article Citations
Citing Unpublished Cases
Session Laws
Adding Context with Parentheticals
Using Signals Correctly
Handling Quotations
Federal Statute Citation
Pinpoint Citations
Standard Case Citation
Spot the Error
Four citations. One has a Bluebook error. Identify the one that is wrong.
Parenthetical Substance
Id. Usage
Federal Statute Formatting
Table T1 Usage
Pinpoint Page Formatting
Law Review Author Formatting
Signal Punctuation
Book Publication Date
Spot the Error: Missing Court Designation
Quotation Formatting
Build from Scratch
Given the source information, write the full citation. Compare to a model answer.
Case Short Form Citation
Pinpoint Citations: Writing the Federal Reporter Pincite
Basic Case Citation Structure
Treatise Citation
Incorporating Quotations
Using Citation Tables
Explanatory Parentheticals
Academic Article Citation
Using Signals for Authority
Federal Statutory Citation
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