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Citation rules/Bluepages/B16.2 Short Form Citation

Use “id.” for the citation just above

Style note2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

A periodical that is the sole authority in the citation immediately above is repeated as “id.” with an updated pincite; “supra” is reserved for a full citation standing further back.1

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  1. 1B16.2 Short Form Citation. Tables: R. 4.1 “Id.”; R. 4.2(a) “Supra.”; R. 16.9(a) Id.
  2. 2A style note: the rule in note 1 allows both forms and prefers one.
PreviousAdd the article's title to the supraNextAbbreviate the document's title

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

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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 article's title to the supra
  5. Add the pincite for each reporter
  6. Lowercase the signal
  7. Remove the closing period
  8. Replace the period with a comma
  9. Use “id.” for the citation just above

Back to Bluepages

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