Bluebooking cases bluebooking and legal citation libguides at. United states postal abbreviations for states, military, commonwealths, and territories. When you get to the sea, hang a right to napoopoo beach park. The associated press stylebook, the usage guide for most united states newspapers, counsels the use of abbreviations for most state names, when appended to a city name for example, santa ana, calif. In this post, we will summarize all of the ap stylebook state abbreviations rules. Ap style state abbreviations differ from their corresponding united states postal service abbreviations, provided in parentheses. The bluebook style guide is used in the american legal profession for citation of.
If a states name is standing alone or in conjunction with a city or town in your text, spell out the entire states name. There are quite a few rules in the ap stylebook for state names and ap style state abbreviations. Ap stylebook online provides a comprehensive guide to associated press usage and accepted style, with chapters on religion, fashion, food, broadcast, business, sports and social media. States district court for the western district of pennsylvania is abbreviated to. For proper citation in scholarly works please consult alwd or the bluebook uniform system of citation. Double check with your professor, outside guides, and the bluebook rules themselves. T1 preferred reporter and court abbreviation for each court. Professional journalists and business communicators in the united states commonly write in associated press ap style.
Style guide us bankruptcy court middle district of florida. Supreme court abbreviations bluebook quick reference. A uniform system of citation, a style guide, prescribes the most widely used legal citation system in the united states. Courts of appeals and courts of last resort alabama. Bluebook citation for legal materials purdue writing lab. Common abbreviation may not be bluebook abbreviation common legal abbreviations are listed on this page. A uniform system of citation to govern citation in documents filed with the supreme court or the court of appeals. Ap style recommends spelling out state names in the body of stories effective may 1, 2014 and using abbreviations in datelines.
The wisconsin supreme court has adopted the bluebook. Goodbye to the bluebook chicago unbound university of chicago. Ap suggests spelling out the names of alaska, hawaii, and all states with five or fewer letters. Official sources specific to particular agencies are listed in ap. These tables give the various abbreviations for the u. Also includes definitions from websters new world college dictionary as well as the columbia missourian stylebook. State, supreme court abbreviations or court of last resort. Wisconsin, unlike in other states, both supreme court and court of appeals decisions are published in. It is a composite of those contained in the bluebook and the alwd guide to legal citation. There are several disadvantages to the traditional, bluebookcentered approach to.
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