Abbreviate the case name
Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions
In a citation, words listed in Table T6 are abbreviated — “Ass’n”, “Corp.”, “Dep’t”, “Int’l”, “Nat’l”, “Univ.” Illinois uses a shorter, closed list instead.1
- 1R. 10.2.2 Additional Rules for Case Names in Citations. Tables: T6 Case Names and Institutional Authors in Citations; T10.1 U.S. States, Cities, and Territories.
- 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
More in 10.2 Case Names
- Abbreviate the case name
- Abbreviate the procedural phrase
- Abbreviate the state in the party name
- Add a procedural phrase to the case name
- Lowercase the article before the name
- Lowercase the word after the abbreviation
- Remove “of America” from the party
- Remove “The” from the case name
- Remove “The” from the party name