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• Based on information from the article Case citation.

Usage

Copy a blank version to use. All fields must be lowercase. At this point, all fields are optional; however, this is subject to change as the template matures.

Horizontal list
{{cite court |litigants= |vol= |reporter= |opinion= |pinpoint= |court= |date= |url= |quote=}}
Vertical list
{{cite court |litigants= |vol= |reporter= |opinion= |pinpoint= |court= |date= |url= |quote= }}

Examples

• {{cite court |litigants=Parker v. D.C. |vol=478 |reporter=F.3d |opinion=370 |pinpoint=p. 58 |court=D.C. Cir. |date=2007 |url=http://pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/docs/common/opinions/200703/04-7041a.pdf |quote=As such, we hold it unconstitutional.}}
• Parker v. D.C., 478 F.3d 370, p. 58 (D.C. Cir. 2007). “As such, we hold it unconstitutional.”

Description of fields

All fields are optional!

litigants

List of litigants, such as "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; i.e., "[[Case article|This v. That]]". Note: This should likely not be optional.

vol

Volume of the reporter.

reporter

The abbreviated term for whatever reporter is being referenced; i.e., "U.S." for the U.S. Supreme Court's "United States Reports".

opinion

The opinion number, often the page number for the case.

pinpoint

A specific holding, typically displayed as a page or paragraph number.

court

The court being cited, such as "3d Cir." or "M.D. Ala." In order for court to appear, date must be specified. Note: This field also should likely not be optional.

date

The year or date in which the court rendered its decision.

url

A web site or other online article with information on the case. For example, for a U.S. Supreme Court case, the URL to FindLaw is http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=CASE&court=US&vol={{{vol}}}&page={{{page}}}