Peter W. Martin. It provides interpretation and examples of proper Bluebook citation formats. The Bluebook's citation format, however, is lacking. It deals only with secondary legal authorities and not case law on the Internet. It defers to the old guard by continuing to recommend parallel citations to the old West Publishing citation format.
Old traditions die hard especially when tied to vested commercial interests.
Until the state and federal courts or legislatures adopt the ABA proposals or a system of their own, electronic legal citation formats will remain a hodge-podge of the old and the new. The best advice a lawyer can take on this issue is to regularly monitor the status of the debate. There are several organizations that have take the initiative to offer guidelines for citing scholarly works, articles in journals or listserv or e-mail discussions. Modern Language Association of America has posted guidelines for citing scholarly projects, professional Websites, personal Websites, books, poems, article in a reference database, article in a journal, a magazine or a discussion posted to a listserv.