Citations
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(see an explanation of Twitter terminology below)
Citations carry useful info. Don't hide them away in footnotes. District Court Judge’s opinion via @EllieMargolis.
A polished document with proper citations, grammatically correct and
free of typos, demonstrates care was taken in the writing.
Citations in footnotes or text? Most Texas appellate judges
Federal Judge Tunheim: String citations are unhelpful, only need 1-2 controlling cases. MT @mrsalzwedel
User-friendly resource for legal citation: Introduction to Basic Legal Citation by Peter W. Martin
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).
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.
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. MTs are modified tweets. The @Name in the RT or MT indicates whose post I am referring to.
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