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Citation rules/Tables/T1.1 Federal Judicial and Legislative Materials

Add the case number

Style note2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

Federal Cases renumbered every case it reprinted, so the case number, not the page, is what locates a citation in that reporter.1

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  1. 1T1.1 Federal Judicial and Legislative Materials. Tables: R. 10.3.2 Reporters.
  2. 2A style note: the rule in note 1 allows both forms and prefers one.
NextUse the chapter number

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  1. Abbreviate the bureau’s name
  2. Abbreviate the ruling series
  3. Add the case number
  4. Add the docket number and full date
  5. Add the Federal Register cite or move Q&A
  6. Add the letter's release date
  7. Add the missing parenthetical
  8. Add the opposing agency
  9. Use the chapter number

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More in Tables

  1. Abbreviate the bureau’s name
  2. Abbreviate the ruling series
  3. Add the case number
  4. Add the docket number and full date
  5. Add the Federal Register cite or move Q&A
  6. Add the letter's release date
  7. Add the missing parenthetical
  8. Add the opposing agency
  9. Use the chapter number

Back to Tables

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