Florida Legal Citation Guide Advanced Legal Research Professor Mathapo

Why is Legal Citation so Important? Helps reader identify and find the source Prevents plagiarism

When should you cite? Referencing every fact, thought or opinion that comes from another source (other than you or your facts) Quoting or paraphrasing facts or holding from a case Quoting or paraphrasing a statute or regulation Making a proposition about the state of the law generally (need a cite to support your proposition) Providing a rule that you synthesized from several sources

Legal Citation Rules of Florida Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.800 Florida Style Manual The Bluebook

Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure (Rule 9.800) You can find the most recent edition of the rules at https://www.floridabar.org/rules/ctproc/ via The Florida Bar website. Citation rules for Florida legal documents Provides citation format for the following: Statutes, Rules, Courts, Administrative Agencies, Session Laws, Regulations & Court Rules.

Florida Style Manual The latest edition was published in 2010 and is available online at http://www.fsulawreview.com/wp- content/uploads/2017/02/florida-style-manual.pdf. Provides more in-depth citation rules for Florida specific legal resources You can refer to this set of citation rules when 9.800 does not address a citation rule for a Florida specific resource Particularly helpful for Florida administrative and legislative resources

Helpful Tools (Florida Style Manual) Section for miscellaneous references Tables for citation abbreviations Table of Contents and Index

The Bluebook The Bluebook is the most widely used legal citation guide in the United States. Print The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (Columbia Law Review Ass’n et. al eds., 20th ed. 2015). Online The Bluebook is also available for a fee at https://www.legalbluebook.com/.

Bluepages (The Bluebook) Legal Practitioners Legal Writing & Appellate Advocacy course assignments Clinic, Externships & Clerkships

Whitepages (The Bluebook) Scholarly writing Law Review Law School seminar paper

Helpful Tools – The Bluebook Refer to Bluebook Bluepages rules first, if a rule is not clear – go to Whitepages for clarification. Bluebook Rule B2 - Key Differences between Bluepages and Whitepages Legal practitioner’s documents – Use Bluepages typeface- even if the relevant citation rule is found in Whitepages or Tables.

Helpful Tools – The Bluebook Tables – Provides citation rules for abbreviations commonly found in legal documents and jurisdiction – specific citation materials. Table of Contents and Index Inside Cover – provides quick reference to commonly used citation forms used in legal scholarly writing Back Cover – provides quick reference to commonly used citation forms used in legal practitioner documents

Internet Rules – The Bluebook Rule B18 - The Internet (Bluepages) Rule 18 - The Internet, Electronic Media, And Other Nonprint Resources (Whitepages) General rule: “The Bluebook requires the use and citation of traditional printed sources when available, unless there is a digital copy of the source available that is authenticated, official, or an exact copy of the printed source..” Rule 18.1 – provides tables of examples of citations to various electronic sources Rule 18.2 - provides more detailed information about sources retrieved online Rule 18.3 - Commercial Electronic Databases Rule 18.6 – Films, Broadcasts, and Noncommercial Video Materials Rules 18.7.3 – Podcasts and Recordings Available Online Rule 18.8 – Short Citation Forms

Mastering Citation Remember that each set of citation rules are it’s own unique language Read the citation rules carefully When you are unable to find a citation form for your source, find a rule for a similar source and adapt the citation format.

Sources to consult Understanding and Mastering The Bluebook, A Guide for Students and Practitioners (3rd edition 2015 ), authored by Linda J. Barris Florida's Uniform Citation System (July 2018), authored by Gail Mathapo, Sarah Lewis & Rachel Purcell. The CALI lesson is available at the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) website at https://www.cali.org/lesson/17237 (with subscription).

Order of Citation Rules to Consult Start with Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure (Rule 9.800) If you don’t find a relevant citation rule look to Florida Style Manual If you don’t find a relevant citation rule look to The Bluebook