Capitalize the state named as a party

Warning²Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

“State” and “Commonwealth” take a capital where the word names a party to the litigation: “State v. Jones”, not “state v. Jones”.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.