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Usage
All parameter names must be lowercase.
- All parameters, vertical format
((caselaw source
| case =
| cornell =
| courtlistener =
| findlaw =
| googlescholar =
| justia =
| leagle =
| loc =
| openjurist =
| oyez =
| vlex =
| other_source1 =
| other_url1 =
| other_source2 =
| other_url2 =
| other_source3 =
| other_url3 =
| other_source4 =
| other_url4 =
| other_source5 =
| other_url5 =
| other_source6 =
| other_url6 =
| other_source7 =
| other_url7 =
| other_source8 =
| other_url8 =
| other_source9 =
| other_url9 =
))
- case is required. Specify it exactly as you would like it to appear.
- sources. At least one of the following source parameters must be specified, with a URL pointing to where the case text may be found.
- predefined sources. Several commonly-cited repositories are predefined:
- cornell: URL on Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School
- courtlistener: URL on CourtListener
- findlaw: URL on FindLaw
- googlescholar: URL on Google Scholar
- justia: URL on Justia
- leagle: URL on Leagle
- loc: URL on Library of Congress
- openjurist: URL on OpenJurist
- oyez: URL on Oyez
- vlex: URL on vLex
- other sources. Up to 9 additional sources not listed above can be used via the other_sourcen and other_urln parameters (where n is between 1 and 9). See examples.
- other_sourcen: name of source
- other_urln: URL of the case on other source n
- predefined sources. Several commonly-cited repositories are predefined:
Examples
- Case name only, one source
((caselaw source
|case=''Miranda v. Arizona''
|justia=http://supreme.justia.com/us/384/436/case.html
))
produces:
Text of Miranda v. Arizona is available from: Justia
- case name with cite and multiple sources
((caselaw source
|case=''Satava v. Lowry'', 323 F.3d 805 (9th Cir. 2003)
|findlaw=http://caselaw.findlaw.com/data2/circs/9th/0216347p.pdf
|vlex=http://vlex.com/vid/satava-proprietorship-makawao-glassworks-18466199
))
produces:
Text of Satava v. Lowry, 323 F.3d 805 (9th Cir. 2003) is available from: Findlaw vLex
- use of other_sourcen and other_urln in addition to a predefined source
((caselaw source
|case=''Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc.'', 52 F.3d 967, 34 U.S.P.Q.2d 1321 (Fed. Cir. 1995)
|courtlistener=https://www.courtlistener.com/cafc/4yqk/herbert-markman-and-positek-inc-v-westview-instrum/
|other_source1=resource.org
|other_url1=http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F3/250/250.F3d.23.00-1549.html
))
produces:
Text of Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc., 52 F.3d 967, 34 U.S.P.Q.2d 1321 (Fed. Cir. 1995) is available from: CourtListener resource.org
Format links to a number of common caselaw sources
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | case | name of legal case, possibly including wikitext citation
| String | required |
| Cornell LII link | cornell | URL on Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School
| URL | optional |
| CourtListener | courtlistener | URL on CourtListener
| URL | optional |
| FindLaw | findlaw | URL on FindLaw
| URL | optional |
| Google Scholar | googlescholar | URL on Google Scholar
| URL | optional |
| Justia | justia | URL on Justia
| URL | optional |
| Leagle | leagle | URL on Leagle
| URL | optional |
| Library of Congress | loc | URL at the Library of Congress
| URL | optional |
| OpenJurist | openjurist | URL on OpenJurist
| URL | optional |
| Oyez | oyez | URL on Oyez
| URL | optional |
| vLex | vlex | URL on vLex | URL | optional |
| Source 1 name | other_source1 | name of source #1 | String | optional |
| Source 1 URL | other_url1 | URL of source #1 | URL | optional |
| Source 2 name | other_source2 | name of source #2 | String | optional |
| Source 2 URL | other_url2 | URL of source #2 | URL | optional |
| Source 3 name | other_source3 | name of source #3 | String | optional |
| Source 3 URL | other_url3 | URL of source #3 | URL | optional |
| Source 4 name | other_source4 | name of source #4 | String | optional |
| Source 4 URL | other_url4 | URL of source #4 | URL | optional |
| Source 5 name | other_source5 | name of source #5 | String | optional |
| Source 5 URL | other_url5 | URL of source #5 | URL | optional |
| Source 6 name | other_source6 | name of source #6 | String | optional |
| Source 6 URL | other_url6 | URL of source #6 | URL | optional |
| Source 7 name | other_source7 | name of source #7 | String | optional |
| Source 7 URL | other_url7 | URL of source #7 | URL | optional |
| Source 8 name | other_source8 | name of source #8 | String | optional |
| Source 8 URL | other_url8 | URL of source #8 | URL | optional |
| Source 9 name | other_source9 | name of source #9 | String | optional |
| Source 9 URL | other_url9 | URL of source #9 | URL | optional |