How to cite a case — tribal court

Bluebook (22d ed.) citation format, R22.2.4.

Bluebook (22d ed.) citation format for a case — tribal court, governed by R22.2.4. Worked example, required elements, and the rules that apply.

Tribal Nation parties keep their full names. Reporter citation if there is one, otherwise the docket number; the court and full date; then the URL.

Example

The People of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians v. Edelberg, No. 18-4723-CR (Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians Tribal Ct. Jan. 18, 2019), https://www.pokagonband-nsn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/18-4723-cropinionandorderondefendantsmotiontosuppressstatements-9438.pdf.

Governing rules

R22.2.4

• 22.2.4 — cases of a Tribal Nation: name (Tribal Nation parties unabbreviated), reporter or docket, court and full date, URL.
• 10.2 — case names.

Required elements

• Tribal court
• Date of decision — R22.2.4(a): the year, month, and day.

Optional elements

• Tribal reporter citation — R22.2.4(c): where the case is reported, the docket number is omitted.
• Pincite
• Case or docket number
• URL or database identifier
• Archived (perma) URL
• On file with
• Explanatory parentheticals (one per line)

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