Bluebook Citation Generator
Generate Bluebook (22nd edition) legal citations for cases, statutes, books, and law review articles. Free, fast, and made for law students and practitioners.
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Real examples generated by our Bluebook engine for the most common source types.
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Goodall, Jane (2023). The effects of climate change on coral reefs.
Short form
(Goodall, 2023)
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Richard Dawkins, THE SELFISH GENE (4th ed. 2016).
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Dawkins, supra note __, at .
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Jennifer Doudna, Emmanuelle Charpentier, A programmable dual-RNA–guided DNA endonuclease, 346 Science 1258096 (2014).
Short form
Doudna, supra note __, at 1258096.
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Bluebook FAQ
What is Bluebook citation?
The Bluebook is the standard legal citation system in the United States, used in law reviews, court briefs, and legal memoranda for cases, statutes, and secondary sources.
Can I cite a court case in Bluebook?
Yes. Enter the case name, reporter volume, reporter, first page, court, and year, and our generator produces a correctly formatted case citation and short form.
Does this support statutes?
Yes — we format U.S. Code and other statutory citations with the title, code abbreviation, section symbol, and year.
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