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Upcoming DatesWednesday, October 22 – Deadline to meet with your

editor/sWednesday, October 29 – Intro/Background edits and

Analysis DueWednesday, October 29 from 4:00 to 7:00 – Honors

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your editor/sWednesday, November 26 – Entire Comment Due

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RIPL Word Skills 101

October 13, 2008 Edition

Small Caps• Small Caps

– Format– Font– Check “small

caps”

Insert Special Characters

• Click where you want the special character– Insert– Symbol– Click on

“Special Characters”

– Click on Character

– Click insert

Insert Endnote• Click at the

end of a sentence– Insert– Reference– Footnote– Choose

Endnote– Press Insert

Separately Paginated Endnotes

• Step One– Insert– Break– Section Break– Click “Next Page”

• Step Two– Insert– Page Numbers– Format– Page Numbering– Start at “1”

Hotlink Cross References• Step One

– Highlight Text

• Step Two– Insert– Reference– Cross Reference– Reference Type– Footnote or Endnote– Click on FN/EN to be

hotlinked– Refresh links, select

all and then press F9

Right Hanging Indent• Click where

you want to indent

• Drag left indent handle

• Drag right indent handle

Track Changes• Tools

– Track Changesor– CTRL+Shift+Eor– Click Icon

View Formatting• Click Icon

Page Requirements• Introduction and Background

– 10 pp text / 20 pp endnotes– 1 extra page of text = 2 extra pages of endnotes

• Analysis– 10 pp text / 13 pp endnotes– (20 / 33 total) – 1 extra page of text = 1 and 1/3 extra pages of

endnotes

• Proposal and Conclusion– 7 pp text / 7 pp endnotes– (27 / 40 total) – 1 extra page of text = 1 extra page of endnotes

Internal Page Ratios• Even though you are adding your

analysis to your Introduction and Background, both must meet technical page requirements.

• You will receive a strike if you do not meet page requirements for all sections. (intro, background and analysis)

Internal Page Ratios Cont.

• Correct: – Intro/Background = 10 pages of text / 20 pages of

endnotes– Analysis = 10 pages of text / 13 pages of endnotes– Total = 20 pages of text / 33 pages of endnotes

• Incorrect: – Intro/Background = 10 pages of text / 19 pages of

endnotes– Analysis = 10 pages of text / 14 pages of endnotes– Total = 20 pages of text / 33 pages of endnotes

• * The total is the same; however, you will still receive a strike for failing to meet technical requirements.

Questions?

Bluebook Session 2Indexed to:

THE BLUEBOOK: A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF CITATION (Columbia Law Review

Ass’n et al. eds., 18th ed. 2005) [hereinafter THE BLUEBOOK]

Endnote 1 - Original

Endnote 1 - EditsTHE BLUEBOOK R.10.2.2Do not abbreviate “United States” when it is the entire name of a party .

THE BLUEBOOK R.6.1(a)Do not put a space between “single capitals.”Individual numbers and ordinals are treated as “single capitals.”

THE BLUEBOOK R.10.4(a)Indicate the court that decided the case.

THE BLUEBOOK R.1.3Group all signals of “the same basic type” together, in the order presented in THE BLUEBOOK R.1.2, separated by a semicolon.

Endnote 1 – Edits (cont’d)

THE BLUEBOOK R.10.2.1(c)Abbreviate “and” in case names with an ampersand (“&”).

THE BLUEBOOK R.1.3Signals of “the same basic type” are “strung together within a single citation sentence and separated by semicolons.”

RIPL STYLE GUIDE at 1“A comma contained within a signal is italicized, but a comma that follows a signal is not italicized.

THE BLUEBOOK T.10 & T.7“Western District of Pennsylvania” is abbreviated as “W.D. Pa.”

THE BLUEBOOK R.1.3Signals of “different types” are grouped in distinct citation sentences.

RIPL STYLE GUIDE at 1The only signal that uses a comma is “e.g.”

THE BLUEBOOK R.3.2(a)Always retain the last two digits, but drop other repetitive digits.RIPL STYLE GUIDE at 1

The signal “see generally” requires the use of a parenthetical explanation.

Endnote 1 - Correct

Endnote 2 - Original

Endnote 2 - EditsTHE BLUEBOOK T.13The Albany Law Review is abbreviated “ALB. L. REV.”THE BLUEBOOK R.16.3For consecutively paginated journals, you must include the year of publication in parenthesis.RIPL STYLE GUIDE at 2Full-cited cases in Footnote citations are written in plain text, not italics.THE BLUEBOOK

R.10.2.1(h)Omit “Inc.” if the name also contains “Corp.”

THE BLUEBOOK R.10.2.1(c)“Corporation” is abbreviated “Corp.”

THE BLUEBOOK R.6.1(c)Insert a space adjacent to any abbreviation containing two or more letters.

Endnote 2 – Edits (cont’d)

THE BLUEBOOK R.5.1(a)Quotes of 50 words or more must appear as block quotes.THE BLUEBOOK R.5.1(a)(i)Block quotes are indented on both the left and right and are justified.

THE BLUEBOOK R.5.1(a)(i)The source of the block quote appears on the next line after the block quote.

Endnote 2 - Correct

Endnote 3 - Original

Endnote 3 - EditsTHE BLUEBOOK R.10.9(a)Short cite because a citation to Bradshaw appeared within the previous 5 footnotes.THE BLUEBOOK R.10.9(a)(i)Use only one party’s italicized name for a short cite. Include the short name, the volume number, reporter designation, the word “at,” and the pinpoint citation.

See THE BLUEBOOK R.5.2Quote the source exactly unless you indicate a change.

THE BLUEBOOK R.4.1Do not use “id.” when the preceding footnote contains more than one source.

Endnote 3 - Correct

Endnote 4 - Original

Endnote 4 - EditsTHE BLUEBOOK R.4.1Use “id.” when the citing the immediately preceding authority and the immediately preceding footnote contains only one source.

THE BLUEBOOK R.4.1(b)Do not set quotations of 49 or fewer words off from the rest of the text, including a parenthetical.

Endnote 4 - Correct

Endnote 5 - Original

Endnote 5 – Edits

THE BLUEBOOK R.2.1(c)Periodicals appear in Large and Small caps.

THE BLUEBOOK R.18.2.3(f)Although it is recommended that you archive a directly cited Internet source, it is discretionary.THE BLUEBOOK R.18.2.2(b)Parallel cites to the Internet need not be archived.

Endnote 5 – Multiple “Correct” Forms

THE BLUEBOOK R.18.2.3“An Internet source may be cited directly when it does not exist in a traditional printed format or on a widely available commercial database, or when a traditional printed source, such as a letter or unpublished dissertation, exists but cannot be found and is so obscure that it is practically unavailable.”

Option 1: Treat just as any other periodicalThe Internet cite is unnecessary.

Option 1: Treat just as any other periodicalThe Internet cite is unnecessary.

Option 2: Use the Internet URL as a parallel citeThe Internet cite is introduced with “available at.”

Option 2: Use the Internet URL as a parallel citeThe Internet cite is introduced with “available at.”Option 3: Use the Internet URL as a direct citeThe Internet cite is used without being introduced with “available at.”

Option 3: Use the Internet URL as a direct citeThe Internet cite is used without being introduced with “available at.”

THE BLUEBOOK R.18.2.2(a)“Even when a source is available in a traditional printed medium, a parallel citation to an Internet source with identical content may be provided if it will substantially improve access to the source cited.”

Endnote 5 – Correct – Option 1

Endnote 5 – Correct – Option 2

Endnote 5 – Correct – Option 3

Endnote 6 - Original

Endnote 6 - Edits

Endnote 6 - Correct

Endnote 7 - Original

Endnote 7 - Edits

THE BLUEBOOK R.11“Cite the United States federal and state constitutions by “U.S.” or the abbreviated name of the state (as indicated in table T.10) and the word “Const.” Abbreviate the subdivisions of constitutions, such as article and clause, according to table T.16.”

Endnote 7 - Correct

Endnote 8 - Original

Endnote 8 - Edits

See THE BLUEBOOK R.4.1 & 4.2The volume number of a book should only be included in a supra cite if it differs from the volume cited in the first endnote.

Endnote 8 - Correct

Endnote 9 - Original

Endnote 9 - EditsTHE BLUEBOOK R.13.4(a)The name of the house and the “REP. NO.” should appear in large and small caps.

THE BLUEBOOK R.1.5(a)“Explanatory information takes the form of a present participial phrase, a quoted sentence, or a short statement that is appropriate in context.”

Endnote 9 - Correct

Endnote 10 - Original

Endnote 10 - EditsTHE BLUEBOOK R.10.1A decision available in an electronic database must include the case number as it appears on the source with any letters appearing in capital letters.

THE BLUEBOOK T.6“International” is abbreviated “Int’l”Both “system” and “systems” are abbreviated “Sys.”

THE BLUEBOOK R.10.5(b)“Give the exact date for all unreported cases and for all cases cited to a looseleaf service, a slip opinion, an electronic database, or a newspaper.” The date is the date of the decision. THE BLUEBOOK R. 10.5(a).

Endnote 10 - Correct

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