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