Rule 15.8 of the Bluebook (20th ed.) governs the citation of dictionaries. You may also find it helpful to look at B16.
The citation should include the following:
Example:
Replevin, Black's Law Dictionary (10th ed. 2014).
Rule 15.8 and BT.1 of the Bluebook (20th ed.) covers the citation of encyclopedias.
The citation should include the following:
88 C.J.S. Trial § 192 (1955).
17 Am. Jur. 2d Contracts § 74 (1964).
14 Ohio Jur. 3d Civil Rights § 82 (2006).
Rule 16.7.6 of the Bluebook (20th ed) covers how to cite ALRs.
The citation should contain:
William B. Johnson, Annotation, Use of Plea Bargain or Grant of Immunity as Improper Vouching for Credibility of Witness in Federal Cases, 76 A.L.R. Fed. 409 (1986 & Supp. 2017).
Rule 12.9 of the Bluebook (20th ed.) covers the citation of restatements.
The citation should include the following:
Restatement (Third) of Torts § 46 (2012).
Rule 23 of the ALWD Citation Manual (5th ed.) covers the citation of restatements.
The citation should include the following:
Restatement (Third) of Torts § 46 (2012).
Rule 16 of the Bluebook (20th ed.) covers the citation of law reviews.
The citation should include the following:
Charles A. Reich, The New Property, 73 Yale L.J. 733, 737-38 (1964).
The citation should include the following:
Susan A. Berson, Starting Up: If You're Hanging a Shingle in 2011, A.B.A. J., Jan. 2011, at 40.
The citation format for newspapers and newsletters is largely the same as for nonconsecutively paginated periodicals. See your Bluebook for specific exceptions involving special designations, place of publication etc.
Rule 21 of the ALWD Citation Manual (5th ed.) covers the citation of periodicals.
The citation should include the following:
Charles A. Reich, The New Property, 73 Yale L.J. 733, 737-38 (1964).
The citation should include the following:
Susan A. Berson, Starting Up: If You're Hanging a Shingle in 2011, 97 A.B.A. J., Jan. 2011, at 40.
Rule 15 of the Bluebook (20th ed.) covers citing treatises. There are many variables in citing a treatise so definitely consult the rule for its many permutations.
Generally, a citation to a treatise should contain the following elements:
2 Joseph M. Perillo & Helen Hadjiyannakis Bender, Corbin on Contracts § 1.1 (1993).
Rule 20.3 of the ALWD Citation Manual (5th ed.) covers the citation of books.
2 Joseph M. Perillo & Helen Hadjiyannakis Bender, Corbin on Contracts § 1.1 (1993).
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