How do you read a case citation in Canada?
Canadian practice is to cite cases by the name of the parties (italicized) separated by "v." (not italicized), year.Mar 30, 2022
What is AFF G?
affirming(law) Abbreviation of affirming.
How do you footnote a legal case?
To cite a footnote, give the page on which the footnote appears, “n.,” and the footnote number, with no space between “n.” and the number. Example 1: Green v. Georgia, 442 U.S. 95, 97.
How do you cite an unreported case?
Unpublished OpinionsName of the case (underlined or italicized and abbreviated according to Rule 10.2)Docket number.Database identifier.Name of the court (abbreviated according to Rule 10.4)Date the case was decided, including month (Table 12), day, and year.Dec 1, 2021
What is AFF D?
(law) Abbreviation of affirmed.
Is sub nom italicized?
Rule 10.7. 2(a): Clarifies that the phrase “sub nom.” should be in italics. Rule 10.8.
What does SW mean in court?
Legal Case Reporters - StateAbbreviationTitleP., P.2d, P.3dPacific ReporterS.E., S.E.2dSouth Eastern ReporterSo., So.2dSouthern ReporterS.W., S.W.2d, S.W. 3dSouth Western Reporter5 more rows•Jan 17, 2018
What is the difference between id and ibid?
Id., (Latin, short for "idem" and "eadem", "the same") refers to another page in the previous citation. Ibid., (Latin, short for "ibidem", meaning "the same place") refers to the exact same location in the previous citation.
Does F Supp have a space?
Do not use spaces within any part of the reporter citation (e.g. F. Supp. 2d, not F. Supp.Sep 7, 2021
What is the difference between a reported and an unreported case?
Reported cases - judgments published in law reports. Only those cases which deal with significant points of law are considered to be valuable precedents and are included in law reports. Unreported cases - judgments either too recent to be reported, or considered not sufficiently important to report.Apr 1, 2022
What is the difference between unpublished and unreported cases?
When you look at a case, generally if there is a NOTICE segment, that case is unpublished. If there is not a NOTICE segment and if there is also no hardcopy cite, it is unreported.
Why are some cases not reported?
An unpublished opinion is a decision of a court that is not available for citation as precedent because the court deems the case to have insufficient precedential value. In the system of common law, each judicial decision becomes part of the body of law used in future decisions.
Citation Format
Rule 10 of The Bluebook (21st ed. 2020) governs the citation of cases.
Elements
Case Name - first listed parties on each side (use T. 6) (note the case name is not italicized unless short form used)
Bluebook Quick Reference
B10.1.6 (p. 15): Bluepages reference for prior and subsequent history.
Prior & Subsequent History Checklist
Handy reference for determining when and how to include prior and subsequent history to your citation:
The Basics
It is important that what you are citing is considered "good law", as many cases will go through multiple appeals over it's lifetime. Prior and subsequent history citations allow you to cite a particular opinion while giving reference to all opinions for the case.
