08/18/2026
Case names in text and case names in citations follow different abbreviation rules.
In text, do not apply Table 6. In citations, use the permitted abbreviations. And remember the entire-party-name exception: when United States is the whole party name, it stays unabbreviated.
Melanie Kalmanson originally explained these Rule 10.2 details in the LegalEase Citations Blog. Read the complete lesson:
Melanie Kalmanson is a commercial litigation attorney and former Florida Supreme Court law clerk. She is the author of the Bluebook Wednesday Tips Newsletter. Click here to subscribe to Melanie’s newsletter. Bluebook Tip: Case Names Rule 10.2 We all know to use T6 to abbreviate case names in ci...
