Citations

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(see an explanation of Twitter terminology below)

Move case name and citation to the end of your sentence. Start sentence with holding/what’s important about the case.

Choose a Citation Style, Then Stick To It or you'll look sloppy and judge may question your legal reasoning by @eschaeff.

Avoid unnecessary string cites. Ask yourself—What does this second/third case add of value to reader?

When to use string cites:

1: Old important case and more recent case to bring old case up to date.

2: Circuit split or other reason requiring cites to multiple authorities.

3: Legal principle applied to several different fact situations (and add short parentheticals for facts).

Good article on string citations, strategies to minimize reader distraction by Prof. Mark Cooney.

More advice on string citations. Part One and Part Two (from Prof. KK DuVivier) (via @profdimitri).

Follow court’s citation rules and don’t misrepresent. Court Fines Lawyer for Sloppy Cite. RT @legalblogwatch.

When filing brief, follow rules. Attorney violated rules regarding properly citing to record and case law. Attorney fined; appellant barred from recovering costs.

Double Check Your Citations: Issue with Google Scholar RT @shaunjamison @mypractice.

An explanation of Twitter terminology

@Name is a person or organization’s Twitter name. You can find that person’s tweets at Twitter.com/Name.

RTs I repeat a tweet—“retweet” or “RT”—when I find an interesting suggestion or a useful web resource posted by someone else. The @Name in the RT indicates whose post I am retweeting.

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