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 50 drills sit on top of the 1,000+ main library.
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Fix the Citation
A flawed citation and four candidate fixes. Pick the one that is fully correct.
Law Review Student-Authored Notes
Citing Statutory Appendices
Advanced Case Citation
Refining Pincites
Applying Short Forms
Using Citation Signals
Formatting Book Citations
Refining Law Review Citations
Correcting Statutory Citations
Fixing the Case Citation
Id. vs. Supra
Court and Year Parenthetical
Footnote Placement Rules
Table T6 Abbreviations
Block Quote Punctuation
Parenthetical Placement
Case Short Form Errors
Statute Citation Correctness
Pincite Formatting Error
Case Name Italicization Fix
Citing an Edited Book
Fixing Law Review Article Citations
Session Laws
Citing Unpublished Cases
Handling Quotations
Adding Context with Parentheticals
Pinpoint Citations
Standard Case Citation
Federal Statute Citation
Using Signals Correctly
Spot the Error
Four citations. One has a Bluebook error. Identify the one that is wrong.
Table T1 Usage
Parenthetical Substance
Quotation Formatting
Pinpoint Page Formatting
Id. Usage
Signal Punctuation
Book Publication Date
Law Review Author Formatting
Federal Statute Formatting
State Supreme Court Reporter Omission
Build from Scratch
Given the source information, write the full citation. Compare to a model answer.
Using Citation Tables
Explanatory Parentheticals
Incorporating Quotations
Pinpoint Citations
Case Short Form Citation
Using Signals for Authority
Treatise Citation
Academic Article Citation
Federal Statutory Citation
Basic Case Citation Structure
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