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Citation rules/Tables/T1.3 States and the District of Columbia

Use the public-domain citation

Error2Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

Illinois closed its official print reporters at the July 1, 2011 changeover, so an opinion filed on or after that date is cited in the public-domain format.1

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  1. 1Ill. S. Ct. R. 6; Ill. S. Ct. R. 341(g). Tables: T1.3 States and the District of Columbia; R. 10.3.1(a) Parallel citations in state court documents.
  2. 2An error: the rule in note 1 allows one form, and this is not it.
PreviousUse a page pinciteNextReplace the abbreviation with the place name

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  1. Add the act/section slash
  2. Add the case number
  3. Remove the parallel "N.Y.S." citation
  4. Remove the section symbol
  5. Replace the year or the abbreviation
  6. Use "Tex." for the Supreme Court of Texas
  7. Use a page pincite
  8. Use the chapter number
  9. Use the public-domain citation

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More in Tables

  1. Add the act/section slash
  2. Add the case number
  3. Remove the parallel "N.Y.S." citation
  4. Remove the section symbol
  5. Replace the year or the abbreviation
  6. Use "Tex." for the Supreme Court of Texas
  7. Use a page pincite
  8. Use the chapter number
  9. Use the public-domain citation

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