The relevant rule indicated that the name of the author should be indicated parenthetically, unless the work was authored by the American Bar Association the American Law Institute the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, also known as the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) or a sentencing commission. Through its 19th edition, The Bluebook provided that Restatements of the Law and Model Codes should be cited by their title, followed by their year of publication. So, what possible relevance could the recent publication of the 20th edition of The Bluebook have for the ALI? The ALI focuses on substance The Bluebook on form. Its charter states that it was established “to promote the clarification and simplification of the law.” The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation is the bane of every law review editor’s existence and the most important force in promoting consistency in legal citations. As we all know, the ALI is the most prominent law reform organization in the United States. Linking these two iconic institutions in American law might seem strange at first glance. The below post originally appeared in the Fall 2015 Edition of The ALI Reporter.