Use the table’s court abbreviation
Error2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions
Court abbreviations close up adjacent single capitals (“S.D.N.Y.”, “D.D.C.”) but space before a multi-letter abbreviation (“N.D. Ill.”, “E.D. Pa.”).1
- 1R. 10.4 Court and Jurisdiction; B10.1.3 Court and Year of Decision. Tables: T7 Court Names; T1.1 Federal Judicial and Legislative Materials; T1.3 States and the District of Columbia.
- 2An error: the rule in note 1 allows one form, and this is not it.