Abbreviate the jurisdiction
Error2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions
A constitution is cited by the abbreviated name of its jurisdiction, and a state takes the form table T10 prints: “Or. Const. art. IV, § 1”, not “Oregon Const. art. IV, § 1”.1
- Wrong
- Oregon Const. art. IV, § 1
- Right
- Or. Const. art. IV, § 1
- 1R. 11 Constitutions. Tables: T10 Geographical Terms.
- 2An error: the rule in note 1 allows one form, and this is not it.
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