bluebook

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   A blank booklet of lined paper used in the administration of examinations, so named…

   A blank booklet of lined paper used in the administration of examinations, so named because of its pale blue front and back covers.

   • Bluebooks are designed to prevent cheating but sometimes they provide cover for cheaters when the student brings an extra blue book with notes, equations, dates, etc. (Wein 1).
   • The words you will eventually write in your exam bluebook will include the words you have learned by heart, but they will constitute only a portion of the analytical presentation you will develop.
   • What should I bring to the exam? Are pens or bluebooks required? Is scratch paper supplied?
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   To format a document, particularly a legal document including citations, according to the…

   To format a document, particularly a legal document including citations, according to the rules of the Bluebook, a US style guide.

   • After all, the nonmember author who has never participated in the endless chores of bluebooking and typing is more successful than most law review members in writing a piece of publishable quality.
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   To have players describe, in writing and in-between regular role-playing sessions,…

   To have players describe, in writing and in-between regular role-playing sessions, character activities that don't involve the entire group.

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      A style guide on legal citation.

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