Bluebook Parentheticals Practice

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Parentheticals

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Level 1: Recognize Parenthetical Styles
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Instructions: Choose the parenthetical style used in each example.

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Level 2: Write Parentheticals
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Instructions: Add an appropriate parenthetical for each citation. Use italics for signal words if you include any (e.g., see, accord). Parentheticals themselves are not italicized.

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7. Brown v. Bd. of Educ., 347 U.S. 483 (1954).

Write a brief descriptive parenthetical to follow the above citation. Brown held that racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional because it violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.

Hint: Add one crisp clause explaining what the Court did with an -ing verb, like desegregating public schools.

8. Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), overruled by Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org., 597 U.S. 215 (2022), held that the Fourteenth Amendment’s right to privacy protected a woman's right to an abortion.

Write a holding parenthetical for Roe.

Hint: Start with an -ing verb: “(recognizing …)” or “(holding that …)”.

9. Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Org., 597 U.S. 215, 359 (2022).

Add an attribution parenthetical citing the joint dissent by Justices Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan.

Hint: When two or more justices join in a concurrence or dissent, use the format: "(Scalia, Ginsburg, JJ., concurring)." Use "JJ." for multiple justices, separate their names by commas, and add "concurring" or "dissenting," depending on the type of opinion.

10. Smith v. Maryland, 442 U.S. 735, 743–44 (1979).

Write a quotation parenthetical phrase capturing the third-party doctrine from this case. One notable line is: “This Court consistently has held that a person has no legitimate expectation of privacy in information he voluntarily turns over to third parties.” (Note that you need to retype the quotation, rather than copying and pasting it.)

Hint: Keep the key idea: “no legitimate expectation of privacy … [to a] third party.” Quote the Court’s wording exactly.
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