Lowercase the word after the abbreviation
Error2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions
Word processors capitalize the word after a period, turning “Bd. of Educ.” into “Bd. Of Educ.” in a case name.1
- 1R. 10.2.2 Additional Rules for Case Names in Citations. Tables: T6 Case Names and Institutional Authors in Citations.
- 2An error: the rule in note 1 allows one form, and this is not 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