The citation 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(2) (2012) is printed in which year main volume?

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The citation 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(2) (2012) is printed in which year main volume?

In Bluebook practice, the year in parentheses after a United States Code citation is the edition year of the Code being cited—the year of the main volume you consulted, not the statute’s enactment date. So 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(2) (2012) indicates you are citing from the 2012 edition of the United States Code, the main volumes. The other years would correspond to different edition years if you were using those main volumes, but the citation shown uses the 2012 edition.

In Bluebook practice, the year in parentheses after a United States Code citation is the edition year of the Code being cited—the year of the main volume you consulted, not the statute’s enactment date. So 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(2) (2012) indicates you are citing from the 2012 edition of the United States Code, the main volumes. The other years would correspond to different edition years if you were using those main volumes, but the citation shown uses the 2012 edition.

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