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djsziff.bsky.social
In case you missed the Bluebook discussion w/ @williambaude.bsky.social from last Friday. Enjoy!
#LegalWriting #Citation #Bluebook #Lab'y
October 26, 2026 at 2:40 PM
msrosenberg.bsky.social
I’m a Lab’y refusenik
October 24, 2026 at 2:24 AM
djsziff.bsky.social
In which I agree with almost everything, but not everything everything, that @williambaude.bsky.social says about The Bluebook.
#citation #T6AbbrMadness #Lab'y

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Ziff on Baude on The Bluebook
It’s not often that one of our most-cited legal scholars writes something about the Bluebook. And yet here we are. When I first saw William Baude’s post on Tuesday, I thought, “Okay, here we go!” A…
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October 23, 2026 at 11:55 PM
debgoldendc.bsky.social
To me, I'm old enough to understand that the Blue Book editors make up new stupid rules every addition. This stuff isn't from Sinai. Lab'y willl never not be ridiculous.
June 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
djsziff.bsky.social
Just a reminder that over on the other website, Lab'y "won" the March Madness contest for the worst Bluebook abbreviation in T6.
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jennifermromig.bsky.social Jennifer Romig @jennifermromig.bsky.social · Aug 8
Maybe it’s glitching because the Bluebook crew changed abbreviation Labs. to Lab’ys

*it’s not glitching but I think Abbott Laboratories might have a cause of action against that abbreviation
August 19, 2024 at 6:33 PM
savannahstains.neocities.org
yeah but does the oscola standard abbreviate "laboratory" as "lab'y"? your citations lack whimsy
May 4, 2026 at 2:43 PM
amfisher.bsky.social
(OK, I keep coming back to this joke, but . . . .)

Lab'y is the abbreviation for Labyrinth.
June 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
amfisher.bsky.social
Theseus was guided by Ariadne, and marked his way with thread. - Lab'y of Knossos
May 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
scotusplaces.bsky.social
why bother Lab'y is a shoe in
February 27, 2026 at 5:56 PM
scotusplaces.bsky.social
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UNH!
scotusplaces.bsky.social Jack Metzler (cleaned up) @scotusplaces.bsky.social · May 29
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May 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
scotusplaces.bsky.social
some of those that brought (citation modified)
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May 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
scotusplaces.bsky.social
The 21st edition gave us "Lab'y"
April 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
jennifermromig.bsky.social
Preparing my remarks against the 20th ed abbreviations Lab’y and Cnty - many had icky feelings about those
February 1, 2024 at 11:06 PM
jennifermromig.bsky.social
Well some things have changed or been changed or been commented upon since then — including the hideous abbreviation Lab’y and now bloated/branded Restatement citations. For both rules and commentary, this HTML and PDF may be a good resource #indigobook indigobook.github.io
September 23, 2023 at 11:38 AM