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Citation rules/Subdivisions and pincites/3.2 Pages, Footnotes, Endnotes, and Graphical Materials

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Style note2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

A citation offered for a specific proposition carries a pincite to the page, or in Illinois the paragraph, where that material appears. The 22nd edition requires one for nearly every citation.1

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  1. 1R. 3.2(a) Pages; B10.1.2 Reporters and Pinpoint Citations.
  2. 2A style note: the rule in note 1 allows both forms and prefers one.
PreviousAdd “at” before a Roman pageNextMove the pincite before the date

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  1. Abbreviate the table or figure
  2. Add “at” before a Roman page
  3. Add the pincite
  4. Move the pincite before the date
  5. Remove “p.” before the page
  6. Remove the comma before “passim”
  7. Replace the comma with “&”
  8. Replace the number list with a span
  9. Replace the page list with a span

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More in 3.2 Pages, Footnotes, Endnotes, and Graphical Materials

  1. Abbreviate the table or figure
  2. Add “at” before a Roman page
  3. Add the pincite
  4. Move the pincite before the date
  5. Remove “p.” before the page
  6. Remove the comma before “passim”
  7. Replace the comma with “&”
  8. Replace the number list with a span
  9. Replace the page list with a span

Back to Subdivisions and pincites

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