Remove the court from the parenthetical
Warning2Federal courts21st and 22nd editions
A parenthetical for a state’s highest court names the state alone: “People v. Harlow, 612 N.W.2d 140 (Mich. 2001)”, not “(Mich. Sup. Ct. 2001)”.1
- Wrong
- (Mich. Sup. Ct. 2001)
- Right
- People v. Harlow, 612 N.W.2d 140 (Mich. 2001)
- 1R. 10.4(b) State courts; B10.1.3(iv) Court and Year of Decision. Tables: T1.3 States and the District of Columbia; 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.