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Citation rules/Typeface conventions/2.2 Typeface Conventions for Textual Material

Italicize the case name

Error2Law reviews21st and 22nd editions

A case name doing grammatical work in a footnote's own sentence — standing as the subject or the object of a preposition — is italicized, unlike the name of a citation standing on its own.1

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  1. 1R. 2.2(b)(i) Case names. Tables: R. 2.1(a) Case names.
  2. 2An error: the rule in note 1 allows one form, and this is not it.
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More in 2.2 Typeface Conventions for Textual Material

  1. Italicize “supra”
  2. Italicize the case name
  3. Italicize the case name
  4. Italicize the title named in prose
  5. Move the citation into a footnote
  6. Remove italics from the case name
  7. Remove italics from the case name
  8. Remove italics from the separating mark
  9. Use small caps for the author

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More in 2.2 Typeface Conventions for Textual Material

  1. Italicize “supra”
  2. Italicize the case name
  3. Italicize the case name
  4. Italicize the title named in prose
  5. Move the citation into a footnote
  6. Remove italics from the case name
  7. Remove italics from the case name
  8. Remove italics from the separating mark
  9. Use small caps for the author

Back to Typeface conventions

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