Template:Cite court/doc

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.

Horizontal list
{{cite court |litigants= |litigants-force-plain= |vol= |reporter= |opinion= |pinpoint= |court= |date= |url= |quote= |postscript= }}
Vertical list
{{cite court |litigants= |litigants-force-plain= |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]].

litigants-force-plain

If given any value, disables the automatic link.

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

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
Disable the linking of the litigants parameter	litigants-force-plain	If given any value, disables the automatic link.	Unknown	optional