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Template:Court
This template provides a custom, simplified citation scheme for court decisions. Requires {{Reflist}} for citations to work.
This citation scheme is work in progress.
Documentation
This template is divided into different categories, depending on the court decision one wants to cite. Consult our style guide for more information on how to use it.
United States
When citing a court decision of the United States, invoke this template with <ref>{{court |jurisdiction=us |court= |plaintiff= |defendant= |url= |cite= |year= }}</ref>.
ESP Wiki follows The Indigo Book, a free content version of The Bluebook, the most widely used legal citation system in the United States.
We wish we could provide better American citations, but this is the best we can do.[note 1]
| Code | Issuing body | Reporter | Reporter abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
scotus
|
Supreme Court of the United States | United States Reports | U.S. |
cafc
|
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Fed. Cir.) | Federal Reporter | F. / F.2d / F.3d / F.4th |
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
jurisdiction
|
Enter "us" to specify the appropriate citation style. | boolean | required |
court
|
The court you want to cite. Use the currently supported court codes from the above table. | boolean | required |
plaintiff
|
The name of the plaintiff as it is mentioned in the case. | string | required |
defendant
|
The name of the defendant as it is mentioned in the case. | string | required |
url
|
A URL that leads to the full text of the case or opinion. Prefer the libre CourtListener of the Free Law Project. If CourtListener doesn't have it, then resort to Justia. | url | required |
cite
|
The citation for the opinion according to The Indigo Book. Use the reporters specified by the above table. Do not cite to other reporters. The citation format is typically [volume] [reporter abbreviation] [first page]. Pincites are optional.
|
string | required |
year
|
The year of the court decision. | string | required |
comment
|
Any comment you would like to add regarding the opinion, e.g. "Mayer concurring" or "holding that software patents should be abolished". | string | optional |
<ref>{{court |jurisdiction=us |court=scotus |plaintiff=Alice Corp. |defendant=CLS Bank International |url=https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2679558/alice-corp-v-cls-bank-intl/ |cite=573 U.S. 208 |year=2014}}</ref> |
|
<ref>{{court |jurisdiction=us |court=cafc |plaintiff=Intellectual Ventures I LLC |defendant=Sumantec Corp. |url=https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4299187/intellectual-ventures-i-llc-v-symantec-corp/
|cite=838 F.3d 1307 |year=2016}}</ref> |
European Union
When citing a supranational court decision of the European Union, invoke this template with <ref>{{court |jurisdiction=eu |plaintiff= |defendant= |case= |celex= |ecli= |paragraph= |date= }}</ref>.
ESP Wiki follows the citation style defined by the European Court of Justice.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
jurisdiction
|
Enter "eu" to specify the appropriate citation style. | boolean | required |
plaintiff
|
The name of the plaintiff as it is mentioned in the court decision. | string | required |
defendant
|
The name of the defendant as it is mentioned in the court decision. | string | required |
case
|
The case number of the court decision. | string | required |
celex
|
The CELEX number, the identifier of EUR-Lex documents. This generates the corresponding link of the court decision to EUR-Lex. | string | required |
ecli
|
The ECLI identifier, the identifier of European court decisions. This generates the corresponding links to E-Justice (the portal to European justice) and Curia (the website of the European Court of Justice). | string | required |
paragraph
|
The specific paragraph you want to cite. This generates a link to that specific paragraph. | string | optional |
date
|
The date of the court decision. Use the YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g. "2022-03-15". Do not use other date formats.
|
string | required |
<ref>{{court |jurisdiction=eu |plaintiff=Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG |defendant=HARTING Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG and Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KG |case=C‑44/21 |celex=62021CJ0044 |ecli=EU:C:2022:309 |paragraph=13 |date=2022-04-28}}</ref> |
Notes
- ↑ The American judicial system restricts public access to court opinions in several ways: Firstly, federal court opinions are officially provided by PACER for a fee, despite being in the public domain. Secondly, the citations used de facto by courts are determined exclusively by reporters published in printed layouts by one unofficial private actor that restricts gratis access (a few states have tackled this problem by providing neutral citations). Thirdly, the most widely used citation style is encumbered by copyright. For all these reasons, ESP Wiki can neither automatically generate links to documents nor link to accessible pincites.
References
- ↑ Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International, 573 U.S. 208 (2014).
- ↑ Intellectual Ventures I LLC v. Sumantec Corp., 838 F.3d 1307 (Fed. Cir. 2016).
- ↑ Judgment of 2022-04-28, Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG v HARTING Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG and Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KG, C‑44/21[EUR-Lex][E-Justice][Curia], ECLI:EU:C:2022:309, paragraph 13.
