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Citation rules/Constitutions/11 Constitutions

Abbreviate the entity's name

Error2Federal courts22nd edition only

A nongovernmental entity's constitution names the entity in the abbreviations table T6 prints: “Am. Libr. Ass’n Const. art. II”, not “American Library Association Const. art. II”.1

Wrong
American Library Association Const. art. II
Right
Am. Libr. Ass’n Const. art. II
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  1. 1R. 11 Constitutions. Tables: T6 Case Names and Institutional Authors in Citations.
  2. 2An error: the rule in note 1 allows one form, and this is not it.
NextAbbreviate the jurisdiction

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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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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