Guides: Bluebook Guide: Short Forms for Cases Thus far, this guide has described how to cite cases in long form, i e , how you cite a case for the first time in a document Because you will often cite a case (and other legal materials) multiple times in a document, The Bluebook has established a "short form" for use in subsequent citations
Short Citation Forms (Id. , Supra, Hereinafter) - Bluebook Citation . . . This short form is used in the first full citation of an authority to assign a shortened name to a long or complex title Insert the word hereinafter and the shortened form in brackets directly after the citation and before any explanatory parentheticals
LibGuides: Bluebook Guide: Citing Cases and Court Filings This page will cover the basic structure of case citation, the differences between citing state and federal cases, short form citation for cases, and citing public domain cases
Bluebook Tip: Short Case Cites - LegalEase Citations Blog Learn how to properly format short case citations in legal writing with this quick Bluebook tip Perfect your citations and improve your legal documents! Read more on the LegalEase Citations blog