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Bluebook Citation: Constitutions

This guide covers an overview of Bluebook citations, FAQs, and supplemental material to aid in your legal citations.

Constitutions

Elements to a Constitutional Citation:

  1. U.S. or state abbreviation (See Table 10)
  2. Const. 
  3. Abbreviated subdivisions

Relevant Rules & Tables in The Bluebook

Rule 11: covers how to cite to the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions. (pp. 119-120)

Table 10 (T10): provides state abbreviations

Table 16 (T16): provides abbreviations for subdivisions (e.g., amendment, article, clause, section)

U.S. Constitution

Court and Other Legal Documents:

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State Constitutions

Court and Other Legal Documents:

Law Review Article: