When is the use of 'Id.' appropriate in Bluebook citations?

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When is the use of 'Id.' appropriate in Bluebook citations?

Id. is a shorthand that means you are citing the same authority as in the immediately preceding citation. It saves you from repeating a full citation when you want to refer again to the same case or book, often with a new pinpoint page. You can attach a pinpoint after Id. when you want to point to a different page in that same source. For example, if the last citation was to a case at page 10, you would use Id. at 25 to indicate the discussion on page 25 of the same source. If the pinpoint stays the same, you can simply use Id.; but when the pinpoint changes, you must show the new page with Id. at the new page. This is not used to cite an authority not yet cited, to replace a case name, or to refer to a different case. Those situations require a full citation or a new reference to the different source.

Id. is a shorthand that means you are citing the same authority as in the immediately preceding citation. It saves you from repeating a full citation when you want to refer again to the same case or book, often with a new pinpoint page.

You can attach a pinpoint after Id. when you want to point to a different page in that same source. For example, if the last citation was to a case at page 10, you would use Id. at 25 to indicate the discussion on page 25 of the same source. If the pinpoint stays the same, you can simply use Id.; but when the pinpoint changes, you must show the new page with Id. at the new page.

This is not used to cite an authority not yet cited, to replace a case name, or to refer to a different case. Those situations require a full citation or a new reference to the different source.

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