Use a block quotation or remove the marks
Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions
A quotation of fifty or more words is set as its own paragraph, indented on both sides and without quotation marks, with the citation on the line below.1
- 1R. 5.1 Formatting of Quotations; R. 5.1(a)(i) Indentation and quotation marks; R. 5.1(a)(ii) Footnote and citation placement; B5.2 Block Quotations; B5.1 Generally.
- 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
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