Abbreviations
What is the Bluebook abbreviation for the periodical Labor Lawyer?
Lab. Law.
What does it mean when a case's holding is "overruled"? Is that holding still good law?
No, a holding which is overruled is “Bad law.” The citing case expressly overrules or disapproves all or part of the case. Just like a repealed statute, the case can no longer be used as a controlling law.
Provide the short cite for the following information:
Case Name: FGCU v Ayala
Volume number: 153
Reporter U.S.
Page #: 12
Date:1991
FGCU, 153 U.S. at 12.
Rewrite the following quote from the first version to the second version.
1) The plaintiffs were ostracized and excluded from the home and claim no one had a key.
2) Plaintiffs were ostracized and excluded from the defendant's home and claimed no one had a key.
[P]laintiffs were ostracized and excluded from the [defendant's] home and claim[ed] no one had a key.
When a Shepard's notification says "Criticized By" what does that mean? Is your case still good law if it has been "criticized by"?
It is possibly still good law. The citing opinion disagrees with the reasoning/result of the case you are Shepardizing, although the citing court may not have the authority to materially affect its precedential value.
What is the short citation for: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Habersberger, 487 U.S. 504, 511 (1887).
Habersberger, 487 U.S. at 511.
Correct this quote: "Her note read "I made there beds. Love u"."
What is the Bluebook abbreviation for "Family Court of Queens County"
Fam. Ct. Queens Cnty.
After Shepardizing you get a YELLOW sign signal that says "Remanded" by the State Court of Appeals. What does remanded mean? Does this make your case bad law?
If an appeals court reverses the judgment of the lower court, it may “remand” (send back) a case to the trial court for further action. When an appeal is remanded, it doesn't indicate that the final decision was wrong. However, it means that the legal issues haven't been fully resolved.
Rewrite the following: Smoking is illegal. See XYZ v. State, 123 U.S. 12, 14 (1985) and Jones v. Mays, 157 U.S. 18, 22 (1995). Smoking also causes harm. Jones v. Mays, 157 U.S. 18, 32 (1995).
Smoking is illegal. See XYZ v. State, 123 U.S. 12, 14 (1985) and Jones v. Mays, 157 U.S. 18, 22 (1995). Smoking also causes harm. Jones 157 U.S. at 32.
Rewrite this citation with emphasis added on the last three words:
"A seizure for a traffic violation justifies a police investigation of that violation." Rodriguez v. United States, 575 U.S. 348, 354 (2015).
"A seizure for a traffic violation justifies a police investigation of that violation." Rodriguez v. United States, 575 U.S. 348, 354 (2015) (emphasis added).
Abbreviate the following case name: Saint Mary Medical College v. National Museum of United States History
Saint Mary Med. Coll. v. Nat. Museum of U.S. History
What does it mean when a case has been superseded by statute? Is the case still good law?
Superseded = case was made void by law; no longer "good" law
Write the short form of the following:
Beaven v. U.S. Dep't of Justice, No. 03-84-JBC, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24459, at *3 (E.D. Ky. Mar. 30, 2007)
Beaven, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24459, at *3.
Rewrite the quote by removing the italicized phrases:
"Given that ruling, the court declined to reach the question whether the officer had reasonable suspicion to continue Rodriguez's detention after issuing the written warning."
"[T]he court declined to reach the question whether the officer had reasonable suspicion . . . after issuing the written warning."
Write the Bluebook citation for the following:
Case Name: John Doe v. Allstate Insurance Company
Volume: 789
Reporter: F. Supp
Page: 190
Year: 1994
Court: United States Southern District Court of New York
Doe v. Allstate Ins. Co., 789 F. Supp. 190 (S.D.N.Y. 1994).
You are citing the holding of a case which discusses using guns as self defense but after Shepardizing you get a RED stop sign signal that says "Reversed by Johnson v. State". You read the Johnson case and see that the State Supreme Court reversed the case because of an improper hearsay argument but agrees guns can be used for a self defense argument. Is your case still good law? Why or why not?
Still good law. Remember that a red stop sign doesn't always mean it's bad law. Your legal argument was not reversed but you will still need to refer to that in your citation so the court reading your brief understands its still good law. Example: Johnson v. State, 477 A. 2d 57, 60 (D.C. 2010) (rev'd on other grounds).
Write the short form citation of: Van der Walt v. Chang, 448 A. 2d 637, 641 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1982)
Van der Walt, 448 A. 2d at 641.
Rewrite the below quote from page 362 of Chief Justice Roberts dissenting opinion:
The Eighth Circuit court, quoting Alexander, noted that “dog sniffs which occur within a short time following the completion of a traffic stop are not constitutionally prohibited.” Rodriguez v. United States, 575 U.S. 348 (2015). United States v. Alexander, 448 F.3d 1014, 1016 (8th Cir. 2006).
The Eighth Circuit court noted that “dog sniffs which occur within a short time following the completion of a traffic stop are not constitutionally prohibited.” Rodriguez v. United States, 575 U.S. 348 (2015) (Roberts, C.J., dissenting) (quoting Alexander 448 F.3d 1014, 1016 (8th Cir. 2006)).