Add the full citation behind the “supra”
Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions
A “supra” points back to an authority cited in full earlier in the document, and a “supra note N” points at the footnote that holds it.1
- 1R. 4.2(a) “Supra.”; B4 Short Citation Forms; B15.2 Short Form Citation; B16.2 Short Form Citation; B18.2 Short Form Citation. Tables: R. 3.5 Internal Cross-References; R. 15.10 Short Citation Forms; R. 16.9 Short Citation Forms; R. 23.12 Short Citation Forms.
- 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”
- Add “supra” after the short name
- Add a “hereinafter” short form
- Add a comma after the note number
- Add a comma before “supra”
- Add the footnote number to “supra”
- Add the full citation behind the “supra”
- Add the piece’s own author and title
- Italicize the registered short name
- Move the parenthetical after the bracket