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Known by the color of its cover, the bluebook was the codification of professional norms that introduced generations of law students to legal citation. The bluebook requires citation to printed material provided it is available, unless there is an authenticated, official, or exact digital copy of the printed sources. Just select add annotation while finalizing your citation. Supra should be used to refer to the entire work as a whole. Bluebook citation is the most commonly used legal citation system for law students in the us.
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