Blueboo Rule 10

Unit four seminar covered dissenting opinions and utility of the Bluebook. Dissenting opinions are purposeful and worth reading. This is because the law is not static; it changes with the evolution of society. Therefore what might be a minority opinion today may become a majority opinion in the future. The remainder of the class was spent lecturing on the utility of the Bluebook, which provides all of the rules for a systematic citation form for legal sources. I will follow that order in this paper. Dissenting opinions are the minority’s perspective and can be useful to gain additional insight into law applications or interpretations. It is key to remember that this view is dicta, or extraneous commentary regarding the disagreement of an area of law, and is not binding. However, it can be sited as persuasive material. The …show more content…
The name of the case is stated first and should always be italicized: the first party (plaintiff) v. the second party (defendant). Rule 10.2 governs the case names. The case name is followed by a comma, to separate it from the next set of information: the specific address. The specific address begins with the reporter volume number, followed by the reporter abbreviation, and lastly the starting page number of the case. Rule 10.3 advises how to cite reporter information, specifically rule 10.3.2. The reporter name and volume number are central, as that is how a case would be located in a law library. Again, this set of information would be followed by a comma. If there is a specific page that was used in the citation, it would be listed next, followed by another comma. This is called the pinpoint page. This is important to use when quoting a case either verbatim or paraphrasing. After the page numbers are listed, parenthetical information is given. This information lists the court jurisdiction, when necessary, and the year of decision. Rule 10.4 gives information regarding