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Citation rules/Constitutions/11 Constitutions

Add or remove the comma after “Const.”

Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

Illinois writes “U.S. Const., amend. XIV” with a comma and the national form writes it without one, so the punctuation follows the court the document is filed in.1

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  1. 1Style Manual for the Supreme and Appellate Courts of Illinois pt. III(B)(11); R. 11 Constitutions; B11 Constitutions.
  2. 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
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  1. Abbreviate the entity's name
  2. Abbreviate the jurisdiction
  3. Abbreviate the subdivision
  4. Add or remove the comma after “Const.”
  5. Add the database's “through” date
  6. Add the publisher before the database
  7. Remove one of the two years
  8. Remove the date parenthetical
  9. Use “id.” for the second citation

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More in 11 Constitutions

  1. Abbreviate the entity's name
  2. Abbreviate the jurisdiction
  3. Abbreviate the subdivision
  4. Add or remove the comma after “Const.”
  5. Add the database's “through” date
  6. Add the publisher before the database
  7. Remove one of the two years
  8. Remove the date parenthetical
  9. Use “id.” for the second citation

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