In the standard full citation, after the first page, where is the year placed?

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In the standard full citation, after the first page, where is the year placed?

In a standard Bluebook full citation for a court decision, the year appears in parentheses at the end of the citation, after the reporter and any pinpoint page references. This placement keeps the year clearly separate from the page numbers and jurisdiction, making the citation easy to read and locate. For example: Smith v. Jones, 123 U.S. 456, 460 (1900). Here the year is tucked inside parentheses after the page(s). It isn’t placed in brackets, it isn’t set off by a dash, and it isn’t written on the same line without punctuation. If you cite a range of pages, you still put the year in parentheses at the end, like 123 U.S. 456, 458-60 (1900).

In a standard Bluebook full citation for a court decision, the year appears in parentheses at the end of the citation, after the reporter and any pinpoint page references. This placement keeps the year clearly separate from the page numbers and jurisdiction, making the citation easy to read and locate. For example: Smith v. Jones, 123 U.S. 456, 460 (1900). Here the year is tucked inside parentheses after the page(s). It isn’t placed in brackets, it isn’t set off by a dash, and it isn’t written on the same line without punctuation. If you cite a range of pages, you still put the year in parentheses at the end, like 123 U.S. 456, 458-60 (1900).

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