2.   ABBREVIATIONS

2.1  In Text

     Avoid abbreviating in text or in a textual discussion in footnotes, except for case names as provided by Bluebook Rule 10.2 and widely recognized acronyms, e.g., the FDA or NAACP.

► The United States Supreme Court declined to rule on the constitutionality of punitive damages in Aetna Life
Insurance Co. v. Lavoie.

► The article was published in volume 51 of the Florida State University Law Review.

► Jack Overstreet, Staff Director of the House Committee on Governmental Operations, told the Chairman of
the Senate Committee on Appropriations that full funding for House Bill 1288 should be approved.

     An acronym that is not widely recognized may be used for brevity if it is identified after the first reference to the full title of the public entity.

► The public education campaign launched by the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (DHRS)
in 1988 educated elderly Floridians about available state services.

2.2  In Footnotes and Citations

     Refer to FSM Tables 1-7 for abbreviations to use in citation sentences when referencing Legislative Committees (Table 1), Legislation (Table 2), State Agencies, Commissions, and Task Forces (Table 3), Rules (Table 4), Common Words (Table 5), Florida Law Journals (Table 6), or Florida Newspapers (Table 7). For abbreviations of party names in cases, see Bluebook Table 6.