Capitalize the Supreme Court's Term
Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions
A “Term” is capitalized where it names a sitting of the United States Supreme Court. A term of any other court, or one named with no court behind it, stays lowercase.1
- 1R. 8(d)(ii) Exceptions; R. 8(c)(ii) Exceptions.
- 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.