Lowercase “federal”

Warning²Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

“federal” stays lowercase in front of an ordinary lowercase noun, as in “statutes that require federal spending”; only a capitalized word behind it brings the capital.¹

1. 1R. 8(d)(ii) Exceptions; R. 8(c)(ii) Exceptions.
2. 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.