Template:Cite court

[edit] Template documentation

This template is experimental. For the time being, it is better to manually type out court citations than to rely on this template.

• Based on information from the article Case citation.

[edit] Usage

Copy a blank version to use. All fields must be lowercase. At this point, all fields are optional; however, this is subject to change as the template matures.

{{cite court |litigants= |vol= |reporter= |opinion= |pinpoint= |court= |date= |url= |quote=}}

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[edit] Examples

• {{cite court |litigants=Parker v. D.C. |vol=478 |reporter=F.3d |opinion=370 |pinpoint=p. 58 |court=D.C. Cir. |date=2007 |url=http://pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/docs/common/opinions/200703/04-7041a.pdf |quote=As such, we hold it unconstitutional.}}
• Parker v. D.C., 478 F.3d 370, p. 58 (D.C. Cir. 2007). “As such, we hold it unconstitutional.”

[edit] Description of fields

All fields are optional!

litigants 

List of litigants, such as "Miranda v. Arizona". If a Wikipedia article using this exact string exists, a link will automatically be created. Alternately, if an article exists but another name is desired for display, a wikilink may be specified; i.e., "[[Case article|This v. That]]". Note: This should likely not be optional.

vol 

Volume of the reporter.

reporter 

The abbreviated term for whatever reporter is being referenced; i.e., "U.S." for the U.S. Supreme Court's "United States Reports".

opinion 

The opinion number, often the page number for the case.

pinpoint 

A specific holding, typically displayed as a page or paragraph number.

court 

The court being cited, such as "3d Cir." or "M.D. Ala." In order for court to appear, date must be specified. Note: This field also should likely not be optional.

date 

The year or date in which the court rendered its decision.

url 

A web site or other online article with information on the case. For example, for a U.S. Supreme Court case, the URL to FindLaw is http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=CASE&court=US&vol={{{vol}}}&page={{{page}}}