The bluebook blues chicago unbound university of chicago. Court of appeals for the 7th circuit, is a noted critic of the bluebook and wrote these two critiques of it. Bluebooks harshest critics, such as judge richard posner, rely on the. A uniform system of citation exemplifies hypertrophy in the anthropological sense. This is a bluebook citation, and a relatively simple one, except that i cant do yale in large and small capitals as required. Judge posner and the bluebook blues posted on february 2, 2011 by anne burnett back in 1986, esteemed court of appeals judge richard a. Posner on the bluebook blues by jay okeeffe on january 26, 2011 posted in writing.
Even the kelley blue book would seem a likelier candidate for a fake. Richard posner will go down in history as one of the most prolific and influential legal thinkers of his generation, the contents of this latest book notwithstanding. Posners recent critique the bluebook blues of the maddening hypertrophy of the bluebook is surely a refreshing voice of sanity for the. Richard posner is my new hero the baseline scenario. Judge posner criticizes the bluebook the most popular legal citation format manual by eugene volokh on january 25, 2011 5. I am pleased to to follow in the footsteps of the worlds most distinguished legal scholar on this issue. Posners recent critique the bluebook blues 1 of the maddening hypertrophy of the bluebook is surely a refreshing voice of san ity for the multitudes of law students and legal professionals who have had occasion to consult it. Judge richard posner explains why we should burn all. An interview with his biographer, william domnarski by david lat judicial biography isnt typical summer fare, but this book is a mustread for fans of judge posner. Richard posner is a monster, or so he says, but so is wagner, tolstoy, proust, kafka.
Announcing the 20202021 ylj publicinterest fellows. Richard posners bats crazy new book the washington. Posner is right that the bluebook has become a monstrous growth and that bluebooking involves an expenditure of time that would be. For additional discussion and funny excerpts, see paul horwitz.
Judge richard posner acknowledges his reputation as a naysayer and faultfinder yet proceeds to find fault with the bluebook it is 560 pages of rubbish and the uneven quality of trial. As i argued there and in several subsequent posts e. Posner recommended in a recent article critiquing the legal system, calling it 560 pages of rubbish and a. Judge posner has a brilliant article in the yale law. Posnert anthropologists use the word hypertrophy to describe. Judge posner criticizes the bluebook the most popular. All copies of the bluebook should be burned, seventh circuit judge richard a. The first thing to do, posner writes, is burn all copies of the bluebook, in its latest edition 560 pages of rubbish, a terrible time waster for law clerks employed by judges who insist. If youre keeping score, garner wins the contest over the first issuefidelity to the basics.
Almost five years ago, i wrote a post arguing for the abolition of the bluebook, the standard system of legal citation used by most law journals. Judge posner is one of the founding fathers of bluebook abolitionism, having advocated it for almost twentyfive years, ever since his 1986 university of chicago legal forum correction. Posners 174 research works with 15,433 citations and 3,737 reads, including. The university of chicago legal forum and the students in the bigelow legal re. Yale law journal participates in the honoring womens advancement in law conference. Somin, ilya 20110125 richard posner on the bluebook, volokh conspiracy the bluebook blues, 120 yale l.
Easterbrook, and richard porter are gratefully acknowledged. The indigo book isnt the same as the bluebook, but it does implement the same uniform system of citation that the bluebook does. Judge posner laid out his critique of the bluebook in greater detail in. Tort law as a regulatory regime for catastrophic personal injuries. Posner whom i declare wrong on the first issue submits that. Posners recent critique the bluebook blues of the maddening hypertrophy of the bluebook is surely a refreshing voice of sanity for the multitudes of law students and legal. United states court of appeals for the seventh circuit. Several of the below books will have practice tools in addition to explanations. Judge posner, the blue book, and arkansas citation resources. Richard posner wikimili, the best wikipedia reader.
Judge richard posner is a very smart an understatement really and a serious person and this book illustrates this well. Bluebooks harshest critics, such as judge richard posner, rely on the bluebooks system of rules much more than they like to admit. Chen, something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, 58 u. Judge richard posner explains why we should burn all copies of. This entry was posted in 1ls, bls students, blue book, brooklyn law school, legal writing and tagged fake news, richard iii, richard. Love him or hate him, there is no disputing that judge richard a. Judge posner and the bluebook blues a library with a. Richard posner on the bluebook the volokh conspiracy. The bluebook on judge posner anonymous suit logo by anynonymoose cc bysa 2. Announcing the fourth yale law journal forum student essay competition. The scope of the indigo books coverage is roughly equivalent to the.
If you decide you want to practice your bluebooking skills in this way, you may want to utilize the bluebook. Richard allen posner born january 11, 1939 is an american jurist, legal theorist, and economist who is currently a judge on the united states court of appeals for the seventh circuit in chicago and a senior. Another sin the bluebook has committed is the excessively long lists of abbreviations. The 9 lives of richard posner the following blog post was coauthored by r street senior fellow ian adams. Posner calls bluebook rubbish in legal profession critique.