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Citation rules/Structure and signals/1.5 Parenthetical Information

Use one parenthetical for the sources

Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

Sources quoted or cited by the same authority share a single parenthetical, listed in the order that authority used them, rather than standing as separate parentheticals.1

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  1. 1R. 1.5(b) Order of parentheticals within a citation.
  2. 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
PreviousMove weight of authority before the explanationNextUse sentence form in the parenthetical

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  1. Add a space between parentheticals
  2. Add the comma that closes the clause
  3. Lowercase the parenthetical's first word
  4. Move the explanation before the history
  5. Move the parentheticals into order
  6. Move weight of authority before the explanation
  7. Use one parenthetical for the sources
  8. Use sentence form in the parenthetical
  9. Use the source enumerators

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More in Structure and signals

  1. Add a space between parentheticals
  2. Add the comma that closes the clause
  3. Lowercase the parenthetical's first word
  4. Move the explanation before the history
  5. Move the parentheticals into order
  6. Move weight of authority before the explanation
  7. Use one parenthetical for the sources
  8. Use sentence form in the parenthetical
  9. Use the source enumerators

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