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Citation rules/Cases/10.7 Prior and Subsequent History

Move the prior history first

Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

Prior history — what the cited decision did to an earlier one — comes before the subsequent history of the cited decision itself.1

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  1. 1R. 10.7.1(a) Prior or subsequent history. Tables: T8 Explanatory Phrases.
  2. 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
PreviousItalicize the “and” between two dispositionsNextRemove “sub nom.” after a denial

More in 10.7 Prior and Subsequent History

  1. Add “and” before the second disposition
  2. Add “and” between the overruling cases
  3. Add “sub nom.” before the new name
  4. Add the statute citation
  5. Italicize the “and”
  6. Italicize the “and” between two dispositions
  7. Move the prior history first
  8. Remove “sub nom.” after a denial
  9. Remove “sub nom.” and the reversed caption

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More in 10.7 Prior and Subsequent History

  1. Add “and” before the second disposition
  2. Add “and” between the overruling cases
  3. Add “sub nom.” before the new name
  4. Add the statute citation
  5. Italicize the “and”
  6. Italicize the “and” between two dispositions
  7. Move the prior history first
  8. Remove “sub nom.” after a denial
  9. Remove “sub nom.” and the reversed caption

Back to Cases

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