TLR Red Rules

All of these guidelines are direct summaries of rules from either The Bluebook or The Chicago Manual of Style. Where these guidelines in Section C differ, please adhere to these guidelines, as they are TLR’s discretionary preferences.

Rule C.1: TLR Quote Alteration Rules

Rule C.2: Noting Alterations & Omissions in Original

Rule C.3: Parentheticals Within Parentheticals

Rule C.4: Quotations with Fifty or More Words Within Footnotes

D. Bluebook Tips on Quotations

The following includes helpful tips for interpreting The Bluebook and CMOS rules regarding quotations. Section D does not contain stylistic preferences so much as helpful interpretations. Both The Bluebook and CMOS should be followed where any conflict or confusion arises.

D.1: Internal Quotation Marks

D.2: Maintaining Paragraph Structure in Block Quotes

D.3: Uses of Ellipses

D.4: Omitted Footnotes or Citations

D.5: Footnote or Citation Following the Text Being Quoted

D.6: Omitted Citations or Footnotes Within an Ellipsis

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