I am using the ALWD manual for citing, and in one sentence that references two legal cases, I am wondering what goes in between, a semi colon or a comma of some sort?
People with bluebook experience, please feel free to chime in as well for insight.
Also, I am wondering if this practice is generally bad form, but I don't really see a better way to do it when closely comparing the facts of two or more cases in one sentence.|||What you're talking about requires a semi-colon. Check out the excerpt which references the ALWD manual (link below) regarding "string citations." Page 14.|||Legal cites are done using the form in the bluebook, right after the statement. For instance: "The United States Supreme Court has said that before and during questioning by police, a defendant has a right to an attoreny. See, Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966)."
If multiple cases were to say the same thing, you put a comma between the cases.
If you are citing more than one case within a sentence for different reasons, you probably need 2 sentences.
Good Luck
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