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Citation rules/Bluepages/B5.3 Modifying Quotations and Citations for Clarity

Replace “(cleaned up)”

Warning²Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

The 22nd edition allows a tidied quotation but marks it “(citation modified)” and bars “(cleaned up)”, a label the 21st edition does not print at all.¹

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1B5.3 Modifying Quotations and Citations for Clarity; R. 5.2(d)(i) Changes to citations.
2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.

PreviousUse single spacing and justified margins NextReplace the numeral with a word

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Abbreviate the history phrase
Abbreviate to "ex rel."
Add a comma after the citation
Add the pincite for each reporter
Lowercase the signal
Move the parenthetical after the date
Remove the closing period
Replace “(cleaned up)”
Replace the period with a comma

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More in Bluepages

Abbreviate the history phrase
Abbreviate to "ex rel."
Add a comma after the citation
Add the pincite for each reporter
Lowercase the signal
Move the parenthetical after the date
Remove the closing period
Replace “(cleaned up)”
Replace the period with a comma

Back to Bluepages

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