Replace the abbreviation with the full name
Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts22nd edition only
A citation to a Tribal Nation’s code keeps both names written out — “Muscogee (Creek) Nation Code of Laws § 3-202 (2015)”, not “Muscogee (Creek) Nat’l Code” — though the rest of the citation is abbreviated.1
- Wrong
- Muscogee (Creek) Nat’l Code
- Right
- Muscogee (Creek) Nation Code of Laws § 3-202 (2015)
- 1R. 22.2.2(a) In general; B22.2 Tribal Nations Without an Established Citation Format. Tables: T1.5 Tribal Nations.
- 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
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