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ylj-sources-and-bluebook

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Use when building and formatting the citation apparatus for a The Yale Law Journal (YLJ) piece — pinpoint cites, Bluebook form, and source support for every assertion. It governs cite construction; the final editorial cite-check and source-pull is ylj-footnotes-and-cite-check.

When to use

• building citation apparatus
• formatting pinpoint cites
• applying Bluebook form
• ensuring source support for assertions
• drafting sentences stating law or fact
• formatting cases, statutes, regulations, books, or articles
• using introductory signals and explanatory parentheticals
• marking quotations and paraphrases

When not to use

• final editorial cite-check
• source-pull verification
• prose writing style

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