Use the U.S. Reports
Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions
The collection of in-chambers opinions is the source of last resort, cited only for an opinion the U.S. Reports do not carry; the U.S. Reports have carried these opinions since 1969.1
- 1R. 10.6.2(a) Pre-1969 opinions. Tables: R. 10.6.2(b) U.S. Reports.
- 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
More in Cases
- 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