blogbook.orgA Guide to Legal BloggingCiting Unpublished Opinions- November 28, 2003 In this post, May It Please The Court brings up many good points about citing unpublished opinions. Unpublished opinions do not have the same precedential value as published opinions, obviously, but they continue to be cited and relied upon. When...http://blogbook.org/cite/archives/000037.html For the Lay Folk- November 25, 2003 While instant messaging users are accustomed to more acronyms than they can probably keep track of, a helpful qualifying phrase for casual law bloggers who are not members of any state bar is "I am not a lawyer", or "IANAL"....http://blogbook.org/style/archives/000034.html Use of Latin- November 25, 2003 While you can probably get a away with some Latin, the excessive use of this old tounge is bound to turn off most non-lawyer and lawyer readers alike. Take the time to decipher Latin phrases for your readers. Here are...http://blogbook.org/style/archives/000033.html Legal Terms v. Legal Jargon- November 25, 2003 There's nothing wrong with using legal language in a legal blog. Legal Terms like verdict, conviction, attorney, litigation, liability, plaintiff, defendant, perjury, legislation, and infringement are all words that reside in the collective usage. Once you move beyond the usual...http://blogbook.org/style/archives/000032.html Word Choice Syntax- November 25, 2003 If someone were to come up with a Manual of Style for general blogs, the section on Word Choice would probably be quite short: "Say whatever's on your mind, Fitzgerald." However, we (I) propose that Legal Blogs should be held...http://blogbook.org/style/archives/000031.html De-publishing- November 25, 2003 What are your thoughts on de-publishing De-publishing is removing posts from your site after they've been proven wrong, foolish or defamatory. My $.02: I think de-publishing is acceptable when it's done for liability purposes. It's also ok if you've flamed...http://blogbook.org/style/archives/000030.html General Rules of Attribution- November 25, 2003 i) The more precisely you quote the blog, the more detailedprecise your attribution should be. ii) As the need to verify the attribution rises, the more detailedprecise your attribution should be. Note: because many blogs and online pages are transitory...http://blogbook.org/cite/archives/000028.html Which Type of Attribution To Use- November 25, 2003 Determining which type of blog attribution to use depends on: 1) the context; and 2) medium that you're using. Context can range from informal to formal, silly to serious. Additionally, determining the correct method of attribution depends what you want...http://blogbook.org/cite/archives/000027.html Types of Attribution- November 25, 2003 There are lots of ways to credit a blog or online posting. Attribution ranges from an informal mention to a formal citation. Some of the means of attribution: Hypertext link to the page; A mention of the URL (non-clickable); A...http://blogbook.org/cite/archives/000026.html Elements of Citation- November 25, 2003 There's no question that lawyers, judges, journalists, students and researchers will at some point need to cite a blog or other online information. Given the formal nature of legal citation, it is important to create some standard ways that this...http://blogbook.org/cite/archives/000025.html |