Bluebook Rule 10.5(a)

So when you're citing a Supreme Court from the 1800s, when the reporters didn't include the date a case was decided but only the term (e.g., "October Term, 1878"), what do you use for a date? That's the problem UCLA Law Prof Eugene Volokh faced when he was proofreading one of his works. Read on.

Thanks to  NESLReference for the tip