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I took the Bluebook template down — if the article states the citations are in Bluebook I think they actually should be, so that if someone copies them they are correct. (Unfortunately our templates add spaces after URLS — I asked if anything could be done about this, but there are some limitations we may just have to accept). I added some of the citations last night and I can't confirm if all the dots and commas are in the right place. Besides, I don't think this template should be added without Masem's agreement since Masem is the primary contributor. SeraphWiki (talk) 17:54, 25 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I have no problem if there wants to be a switch, given that this is more a case of interest on legal sides, rather than a broader case in general news (eg contrast the coverage with something like Gill v. Whitford). If Bluebook or law-style citations make better sense, go for it. --Masem (t) 18:06, 25 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Regardless of whether or not it currently does, it should eventually follow the Legal Manual of Style because it's a court case, hence the template noting how to conveniently look up that information. lethargilistic (talk) 01:29, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
An MOS:LEGAL notice and the Bluebook citation notice would be better as two notices though — I hadn't thought of it now, but MOS:LEGAL lists 6 or 7 different citation systems depending on whether you are in the US, UK, Australia, etc. SeraphWiki (talk) 01:39, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure how you get there because the {{Bluebook}} template specifically says that they should use Bluebook, so there is no confusion as to which one is desired. lethargilistic (talk) 04:55, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Another thing to keep in mind is that MOSLEGAL suggests only using bluebook or a similar legal style if the article references a lot of case law, as to thus harmonize citations. I built most of this from non-case law sources so there might not be a need to do it. --Masem (t) 13:57, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
