Shorten the name to the surname
Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions
A “supra” short form is built from the author's surname alone — “Posner, supra, at 205” — with the full name kept for an institutional author.1
- 1R. 4.2(a) “Supra.”; B15.2 Short Form Citation.
- 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
More in 4.2 “Supra” and “Hereinafter”