Builds and formats YLJ citation apparatus with Bluebook form, pinpoint cites, and source support for every legal assertion.
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Legal scholarship is carried in its **footnotes**, and YLJ formats them in **Bluebook** form (The
Legal scholarship is carried in its footnotes, and YLJ formats them in Bluebook form (The
Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation), supplemented by the Journal's own citation requirements. Every
sentence that asserts law or fact carries a footnote with a pinpoint cite to authority that actually
supports it. This skill builds correct, supported cites as you draft; the line-by-line editorial verify
happens later in ylj-footnotes-and-cite-check.
id. at 412), section (§ 1983), or paragraph — never
just the first page of a long opinion when you rely on a holding deep inside it.| Source | Skeleton (Bluebook) |
|---|---|
| Case | Name v. Name, Vol Reporter Page, pin (Court Year). |
| Statute | Title U.S.C. § X (Year). |
| Regulation | Vol C.F.R. § X (Year). |
| Book | Author, Title Page (ed. Year). |
| Law-review article | Author, Title, Vol Journal Page, pin (Year). |
| Short forms | id.; supra note N; hereinafter, used consistently. |
See, See also, Cf., But see, Contra, E.g. —
each means a different relationship between the cite and the text; misuse signals to a reader (and a
source-puller) that you misread the source.[ ], . . ., (emphasis added)).id., supra) consistentSee where the source directly states it, or vice versa)【Apparatus state】% of assertions footnoted; pinpoints present? Y/N
【Bluebook form】case/statute/article skeletons applied consistently? Y/N
【Signals】used deliberately? Y/N
【Quotations】marked + pinpointed + alterations flagged? Y/N
【Next】ylj-writing-style for prose, then ylj-footnotes-and-cite-check for the full verify
../../resources/external_tools.md — Bluebook, citation managers, and source-checking tools../../resources/official-source-map.md — YLJ Bluebook / citation-requirement factsnpx claudepluginhub brycewang-stanford/awesome-journal-skills --plugin yale-law-journal-skillsAudits every footnote in a YLJ legal piece for existence, support, pinpoint accuracy, and Bluebook form; sweeps short-form chains, cross-references, and quotation fidelity ahead of source-pull.
Cites and weights authority in Harvard Law Review pieces per Bluebook standards. Manages pinpoint citations, authority hierarchy, signals, and short forms.
Formats legal citations per Bluebook 21st Edition for law reviews. Handles cases, statutes, secondary sources, and short forms (id., supra).