Use a history phrase, not a parenthetical
Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions
History, and related authority, run on after a comma in an explanatory phrase; what a parenthetical carries is the weight of the opinion, such as “(per curiam)”.1
- 1R. 10.6.1(a) Generally. Tables: R. 10.7.1(a) Prior or subsequent history; T8 Explanatory Phrases.
- 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
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- Add a comma after the case name
- Add the pincite to the quoted case
- Move the explanatory parenthetical last
- Use a history phrase, not a parenthetical
- Use an explanatory phrase for an acquiescence
- Use the in-chambers parenthetical form
- Use the judge's surname first
- Use the surname and abbreviated title
- Use the U.S. Reports