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Citation rules/Subdivisions and pincites/3.1 Volumes, Parts, and Supplements

Use the correct supplement form

Error2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

A supplement citation abbreviates the word as “Supp.” and joins the main volume to it with an ampersand, never a comma or “and”.1

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  1. 1R. 3.1(c) Supplements. Tables: R. 12.2.2 Exceptions; R. 12.2 Choosing the Proper Citation Form.
  2. 2An error: the rule in note 1 allows one form, and this is not it.
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  1. Abbreviate the table or figure
  2. Add “at” before a Roman page
  3. Add brackets around the volume designation
  4. Add the pincite
  5. Move the pincite before the date
  6. Remove “p.” before the page
  7. Remove the comma before “passim”
  8. Use Arabic numerals for the volume
  9. Use the correct supplement form

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More in Subdivisions and pincites

  1. Abbreviate the table or figure
  2. Add “at” before a Roman page
  3. Add brackets around the volume designation
  4. Add the pincite
  5. Move the pincite before the date
  6. Remove “p.” before the page
  7. Remove the comma before “passim”
  8. Use Arabic numerals for the volume
  9. Use the correct supplement form

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