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Citation rules/Tables/T6 Case Names and Institutional Authors in Citations

Abbreviate the possessive case name

Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

Case names in citations use the T6 abbreviations, and a plural possessive keeps its apostrophe on the abbreviated word, so “Employees’” becomes “Emps.’”.1

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  1. 1T6 Case Names and Institutional Authors in Citations. Tables: R. 10.2.2 Additional Rules for Case Names in Citations.
  2. 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
PreviousUse square brackets for the abbreviationNextRemove the surplus word from the title

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  1. Abbreviate the bureau’s name
  2. Abbreviate the possessive case name
  3. Abbreviate the ruling series
  4. Add the case number
  5. Add the docket number and full date
  6. Add the Federal Register cite or move Q&A
  7. Add the letter's release date
  8. Remove the surplus word from the title
  9. Use the chapter number

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More in Tables

  1. Abbreviate the bureau’s name
  2. Abbreviate the possessive case name
  3. Abbreviate the ruling series
  4. Add the case number
  5. Add the docket number and full date
  6. Add the Federal Register cite or move Q&A
  7. Add the letter's release date
  8. Remove the surplus word from the title
  9. Use the chapter number

Back to Tables

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