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Use §§ Instead of “et seq.” for Multi-Section Statutes
CSU Law Library Blog, 2021
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- What it is
- A 2021 law library blog post that summarizes the Bluebook's guidance on citing a run of statute sections. It says the 21st edition advises against et seq. for statutes and recommends two section symbols instead.
- How much weight it carries
- A secondary summary written by law librarians, not the Bluebook itself. It describes only the 21st edition and points readers to Rule 3.3(b) for the full text, so check the current edition before you copy the form into a filing.
Facts taken from this source
- A 2021 law library blog post says the 21st edition of the Bluebook advises that et seq. should be avoided for statutes and replaced with two section symbols to show multiple statute sections.
“should be avoided for statutes, and replaced with two section symbols” (Body of the post, first paragraph)