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This is a documentation subpage for Template:Cite court. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template uses TemplateStyles: Template:Cite court/styles.css

Format based on information from the article Case citation.

Usage

Copy a blank version to use. All parameter names 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= |access-date= |quote= |postscript= }}

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

Examples

• {{cite court |litigants=Parker v. D.C. |vol=478 |reporter=F.3d |opinion=370 |pinpoint=401 |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, 401 (D.C. Cir. 2007) ("As such, we hold it unconstitutional.").

• The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) was enacted in the wake of {{cite court | litigants=Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. Smith | vol=494 | reporter=U.S. | opinion=872 | postscript=none }}, to provide a remedy to redress Federal Government violations of the right to free exercise under the First Amendment.
• The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) was enacted in the wake of Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. Smith, 494 U.S. 872, to provide a remedy to redress Federal Government violations of the right to free exercise under the First Amendment.

Description of fields

All fields are optional!

litigants

The title of the case, such as "Miranda v. Arizona". If a Misplaced Pages 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., "]". Note: This presently cannot be specified as title, which is inconsistent with other citation templates.

reporter

The abbreviated term for whatever reporter is being referenced; i.e., "U.S." for the U.S. Supreme Court's "United States Reports". Important: "reporter" in this context means an official law publication, not a journalist. This presently cannot be specified as work, which is inconsistent with other citation templates. Do not wikilink.

vol

Volume of the reporter. Only used for US case citations (and those given in the same format); otherwise, just include the information as part of reporter in the format given by the source. This presently cannot be specified as volume, which is inconsistent with other citation templates.

opinion

The opinion number, often the number of the first page of the case. Only used for US case citations (and those given in the same format); otherwise, just include the information as part of reporter in the format given by the source.

pinpoint

Identifies a specific part of a decision, typically by page or paragraph number. This presently cannot be specified as at, page, or pages, which is inconsistent with other citation templates.

court

The name or (optionally) standard abbreviation for the court being cited (e.g. "3d Cir." or "M.D. Ala." or "Allahabad High Court‎, India"). If the abbreviated form would be a red link, use the long one (even if it is also a red link for now). See here for a list of courts in the United States. In order for court to appear, date must also be specified. Note: This parameter also should likely not be optional.

date

The year or full date in which the court rendered its decision. Note: This parameter also should likely not be optional, or the court parameter will break.

url

A Web address for the court document(s). 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}}}. It may be permissible to use the URL of a Web page that provides summary information about the case, if the case documents are not available; however, an article about the case should be cited with {{Cite web}} or {{Cite news}}. This template is for citing a legal document and its wording directly.

postscript

Controls the closing punctuation for a citation; defaults to a period (.); for no terminating punctuation, specify |postscript=none. Additional text or templates beyond the terminating punctuation may generate an error.

ref

Specify a reference name for use with {{sfn}}, typically using CITEREF. For instance, |ref={{SfnRef|Windsor|2013}} can be linked to from {{sfn|''Windsor''|2013}}

Tracking categories

• Category:Pages using cite court with unknown parameters (317) – Note: Some unsupported parameters used in this template could be added to the template instead of removed from articles. Discuss potential changes and additions on the template's talk page.

Template Data

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