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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.

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((cite court \|litigants= \|vol= \|reporter= \|opinion= \|pinpoint= \|court= \|date= \|url= \|quote= \|postscript= ))
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((cite court \|litigants= \|vol= \|reporter= \|opinion= \|pinpoint= \|court= \|date= \|url= \|quote= \|postscript= ))

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((cite court |litigants= |vol= |reporter= |opinion= |pinpoint= |court= |date= |url= |quote= |postscript= ))

Vertical list

((cite court
|litigants=
|vol=
|reporter=
|opinion=
|pinpoint=
|court=
|date=
|url=
|quote=
|postscript=
))

Examples

Using a pinpoint citation

((cite court |litigants=Parker v. D.C. |vol=478 |reporter=F.3d |opinion=370 |pinpoint=401 |court=D.C. Cir. |date=2007 |url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=11156910755936011541&q=478+F.3d+370,&hl=en&as_sdt=40000006#p401 |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.").

Using |postscript=none

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 | url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=10098593029363815472&q=494+U.S.+872&hl=en&as_sdt=40000006 | 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 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]].
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.
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.
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.
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.
date: The year or full date in which the court rendered its decision. Alias: year.
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 message.
quote: Text quoted from the document. Displays enclosed in quotes and parentheses.
ref: Specify a reference name for shortened footnotes to link to, typicaly using ((SfnRef)). For instance, |ref=((SfnRef|Windsor|2013)) can be linked to from ((Sfn|Windsor|2013)).
url: A Web address for the court document(s). For widely available US reporters, Google Scholar typically presents the best reading interface. One of several alternatives is FindLaw, which, for U.S. Supreme Court cases, has URLs of the form http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=CASE&court=US&vol=(({vol))}&page=(({page))}. An article about the case should be cited with ((Cite web)) or a specific ((cite xxx)) template. This template is for citing a legal document and its wording directly.
archive-url: The URL of an archived copy of a document, at Internet Archive (see Wikipedia:Using the Wayback Machine), archive.today (see Help:Using archive.today), or other archival site.
url-status: This parameter controls whether |url= or |archive-url= is linked in the citation. Use live to select |url= when the document is preemptively archived; otherwise the template will select |archive-url=. If there is no archived copy, use ((dead link)) rather than this parameter.

Tracking categories

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Template Data

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TemplateData for Cite court

Cite a court judgment

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Litigants	`litigants`	The title of the case. 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]]". Example Miranda v. Arizona	String	suggested
Volume	`vol`	Volume of the reporter	Unknown	suggested
Reporter	`reporter`	The abbreviated term for whatever reporter is being referenced Example "U.S." for the U.S. Supreme Court's United States Reports	String	suggested
Opinion number	`opinion`	The opinion number, often the number of the first page of the case.	String	suggested
Pinpoint citation	`pinpoint`	Identifies a specific part of a decision, typically by page or paragraph number.	String	optional
Court name	`court`	The standard abbreviation for the court being cited Example 3d Cir.	String	suggested
Date	`date` `year`	The year or date in which the court rendered its decision.	Date	suggested
Quote	`quote`	A quote from the judgment	String	optional
Postscript	`postscript`	The closing punctuation for the citation Default .	String	optional
URL	`url`	A web site or other online article with information on the case.	URL	optional
Archive URL	`archive-url`	The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable	URL	optional
URL status	`url-status`	If set to 'live', the title display is adjusted; useful for when the URL is archived preemptively but still live. Set to "dead" for broken links. Suggested values `dead` `live` Default dead	String	optional
Ref	`ref`	Reference anchor identifier. Creates a target for links in shortened footnotes.	Unknown	optional
Old URL	`text`	Deprecated. Was previously used to create links following the citation.	Unknown	deprecated

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