Melanie Kalmanson is a commercial litigation attorney and former Florida Supreme Court law clerk. She is the author of the Bluebook Wednesday Tips Newsletter. Click here to subscribe to Melanie’s newsletter.
1. The comma after a case name is not italicized. Rule 2(f); see B10.1.1.
2. Commas within case names are italicized. Rule 2(f).
3. In-text case cites should be followed by a comma. See B10.1.1.
4. The comma before the introductory signal “e.g.” is italicized. The comma after “e.g.” is not. Rule 1.2(a).
The best way to show this is with a picture. As pictured, the red commas are italicized. The blue commas are not. (I bolded the commas for visibility. Don’t do that.)
