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Citation rules/Bluepages/B17.2 Short Form Citation

Use the short form of the title

Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

A court document cited in full takes a short form when it is cited again in the same discussion; the short form is made by dropping the title's prepositional tail.1

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  1. 1B17.2 Short Form Citation. Tables: B17.1.3 Date.
  2. 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
PreviousUse the “id.” short formNextItalicize the history phrase

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  1. Abbreviate the history phrase
  2. Abbreviate to "ex rel."
  3. Add a comma after the citation
  4. Add the pincite for each reporter
  5. Lowercase the signal
  6. Remove the closing period
  7. Replace the period with a comma
  8. Use the “id.” short form
  9. Use the short form of the title

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More in Bluepages

  1. Abbreviate the history phrase
  2. Abbreviate to "ex rel."
  3. Add a comma after the citation
  4. Add the pincite for each reporter
  5. Lowercase the signal
  6. Remove the closing period
  7. Replace the period with a comma
  8. Use the “id.” short form
  9. Use the short form of the title

Back to Bluepages

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