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- Based on information from the article Case citation.
Usage
Copy a blank version to use. All fields must be lowercase.
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{{cite court |litigants= |vol= |reporter= |opinion= |pinpoint= |court= |date= |url= |accessdate= |quote=}} |
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{{cite court |litigants= |vol= |reporter= |opinion= |pinpoint= |court= |date= |url= |access-date= |quote= }} |
Examples
{{cite court/sandbox |litigants=Parker v. D.C. |vol=478 |reporter=F.3d |opinion=370 |pinpoint=401 |court=D.C. Cir. |date=2007 |url= http://pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/docs/common/opinions/200703/04-7041a.pdf |access-date=August 15, 2023 |quote=As such, we hold it unconstitutional.}}
- Parker v. D.C., 478 F.3d 370, 401 (D.C. Cir. 2007) ("As such, we hold it unconstitutional.").
Parameters
Parameters are optional except where noted
- litigants
- Required. List of litigants, often shortened, as in "Miranda v. Arizona". If a Wikipedia article using this exact string exists, a link will automatically be created. Alternately, if an article exists but another name is desired for display, a wikilink may be specified, e.g.:
[[Case article|This v. That]]
. Note: The standard in legal case citations is "v.", not "vs." or "versus". - vol
- Volume of the reporter (law report book). Must not be individually linked (will be spanned by the URL provided in the
url
parameter). - reporter
- The standard abbreviation for whatever reporter is being referenced; i.e., "U.S." for the U.S. Supreme Court's "United States Reports". Must not be individually linked (will be spanned by the URL provided in the
url
parameter). - opinion
- The opinion number, often the page number for the case. Must not be individually linked (will be spanned by the URL provided in the
url
parameter). - pinpoint
- Identifies a citation pinpoint, a specific part of a decision, typically by page or paragraph number. May be given as an external link (e.g.
|opinion=[http://www.example.com/path/file#anchor 170]
) if it is more specific than the link to the main case page given with theurl
parameter. - court
- The standard abbreviation for the court being cited (e.g. "3d Cir." or "M.D. Ala."; see here for other courts in the United States). In order for the value of
court
to appear, thedate
parameter must also be filled. Note: This parameter also should likely not be optional. - date
- The year or full date in which the court rendered its decision.
- url
- A webpage with the full text, or at least a detailed abstract, of the case. For example, for a U.S. Supreme Court case, the URL at FindLaw will be of the form:
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=CASE&court=US&vol=volume&page=page
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after the{{Cite court}}
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. - access-date
- The date that you verified the source, not the date of the case.