Maroonbook Explained

The Maroonbook is a system of legal citation that intends to be simpler and more straightforward than the more widely used Bluebook.^[1] It was developed at the University of Chicago and is the citation system for the University of Chicago Law Review. As a simplified and modernized citation method, it tends to be closer to the Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities in its conventions.

Conventions

The Maroonbook gives the following examples:^[2]

(1) Case names

• See Ferdinand v Isabella, 14 US 92, 96–98 (1492).

(2) Titles of periodical articles and articles in edited books

• Eppard Richstein, Elements of Liberty, 21 U Chi L Rev 45, 60 (1954).

(3) Book and treatise titles

• Friedrich W. Nietzsche, On Truth and Lie in an Extramoral Sense 365 (Oxford 1957) (Edith P. Honeywell, trans).

See also

• OSCOLA
• Bluebook
• ALWD Guide to Legal Citation
• The Indigo Book

Notes and References

1. Posner . Richard A. . Richard Posner . 1986 . Goodbye to the Bluebook . University of Chicago Law Review . 53 . 1343–1368 . 10.2307/1599750 . 1599750 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150502011213/http://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?context=journal_articles&article=2797 . 2015-05-02 . PDF . dead .
2. Book: The Maroonbook: The University of Chicago Manual of Legal Citation . http://lawreview.uchicago.edu/sites/lawreview.uchicago.edu/files/v85%20Maroonbook.pdf#page=9 . Rule 1: Typefaces . 2018 . 1 . The University of Chicago Law Review . Brenton H. . Cooper . Patrick J. . Fuster . John P. . McAdams .