Skip to content
counselcitecounselcite
    • StudentsFree for students. We've all been there.
    • Law firmsCheck a document before it is filed.
    • GovernmentFor courts, agencies and public defenders.
  • Case checker
  • Format checker
  • Pricing
  • About
  • Blog
Sign inCheck a document
  • Students
  • Law firms
  • Government
  • Case checker
  • Format checker
  • Pricing
  • About
  • Blog
  • Sign in
  • Check a document
counselcitecounselcite

Citation review for court filings and law-review articles, checked against the Bluebook and the public court record.

Product

  • Check a document
  • Case citation checker
  • Pricing
  • How it works
  • Case record
  • Rule library

Who it's for

  • Students
  • Law firms
  • Courts and agencies

Company

  • About
  • Blog
  • Contact

Legal

  • Terms of service
  • Privacy policy
  • Security

© 2026 Counselcite. Not affiliated with the Bluebook or its publishers.

Bluebook is a registered trademark of the Columbia Law Review Association, the Harvard Law Review Association, the University of Pennsylvania Law Review, and The Yale Law Journal.

Citation rules/Tribal materials/22.2 Tribal Nations Without an Established Citation Format

Add the web address

Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts22nd edition only

Tribal decisions are not reliably carried by the commercial reporters and databases, so they are cited to an internet source, with a reporter citation as an optional parallel.1

Check a document
  1. 1R. 22.2.4(a) In general; R. 22.2.4(b) Electronically available sources; B22.2 Tribal Nations Without an Established Citation Format.
  2. 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
PreviousAdd the month and day of decisionNextMove the explanation after the court

More in 22.2 Tribal Nations Without an Established Citation Format

  1. Abbreviate the case name
  2. Abbreviate the history phrase
  3. Add the month and day of decision
  4. Add the web address
  5. Move the explanation after the court
  6. Move the web address after the court
  7. Remove the docket number or move the reporter
  8. Replace the abbreviation with the full name
  9. Replace the abbreviation with the word

Back to Tribal materials

More in 22.2 Tribal Nations Without an Established Citation Format

  1. Abbreviate the case name
  2. Abbreviate the history phrase
  3. Add the month and day of decision
  4. Add the web address
  5. Move the explanation after the court
  6. Move the web address after the court
  7. Remove the docket number or move the reporter
  8. Replace the abbreviation with the full name
  9. Replace the abbreviation with the word

Back to Tribal materials

Sign inCheck a document
  • Sign in
  • Check a document