Remove the indent from the first line
Style note2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions
A block quotation's first line is indented only where the quotation begins at a paragraph break in the source; a marked cut mid-sentence keeps that line flush instead.1
- 1R. 5.1(a)(iii) Paragraph structure. Tables: R. 5.1(a)(i) Indentation and quotation marks; R. 5.2(a) Substitution of letters or words; R. 5.3(b)(i) When using quoted language as a full sentence.
- 2A style note: the rule in note 1 allows both forms and prefers one.
More in 5.1 Formatting of Quotations
- Add the first-line indent
- Indent the block quotation on both sides
- Move the call number outside the closing mark
- Move the citation after the block quotation
- Move the punctuation inside the quotation mark
- Move the semicolon outside the mark
- Remove the indent from the first line
- Use a block quotation or remove the marks
- Use single quotation marks