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How to Cite a U.S. Supreme Court Case in Bluebook Format
Reporter order, the year parenthetical, when to drop the court, and the parallel-cite question — the complete, correct formula for the citation lawyers write most.
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Essential guidesHow to Cite a U.S. Supreme Court Case
Reporter order, year parenthetical, when to drop the court. The complete formula for the citation lawyers write most.
Read the guide →Parallel Reporters, Explained
When you need a regional and an official cite — and when one is enough. The rule, with examples.
Read the guide →Bluebook vs. Indigo: What Actually Differs
Two systems, mostly overlapping. We map the real divergences that trip people up.
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Citing a Case With No Official Reporter
Unpublished, slip, and database-only opinions. How to handle each.
Short Forms & Id. Without the Headache
Subsequent references have their own rules. A field guide to short cites.
Subsequent History: aff'd, rev'd, cert. denied
The history string is everyday appellate work — and the easiest place to get a cite wrong.
When the Court, Reporter, or Year Is Missing
Incomplete citations are common in practice. Here's the triage checklist.
Reading a Citation You've Never Seen Before
Unfamiliar reporters, specialty courts, medium-neutral formats.
How CiteClerk Verifies Every Citation
No language model guessing. The deterministic pipeline behind every cite.