It’s been a while since we’ve checked the opinions of Court of Appeals Judge Glenn T. Harrell Jr., he of the Cheech and Chong and existentialism references. I got to thinking about this after reading ...

From a federal district court opinion I was just reading, The Court strongly disfavors footnoted legal citations. Footnoted citations serve as an end-run around page limits and formatting requirements ...

The history of footnotes is as long and complicated as the history of scholarship and commentary. Hebrew scholars more than two thousand years ago used systems of glossing and annotation to work on ...

Although Chicago style can appear intimidating, it’s nothing more than a comprehensive guide for writing within the humanities and liberal arts. Footnotes are convenient. Say you’re reading a history ...

Just came across this standing requirement, from several orders by Judge Mark Goldsmith (E.D. Mich.): The Court prohibits the use of excessive footnotes in briefs. A brief supporting a motion or ...