WRITING MANUAL - Supreme Court - State of Ohio

1.4. Federal Cases.
A. United States Supreme Court cases
In citing the opinions of the United States Supreme Court, place the elements of
the citation in the following order:
• The name of the case, in italics, followed by a comma;
• The full parallel citation, beginning with the official citation, followed
by the Supreme Court Reports, followed by the Lawyers’ Edition,
separated by commas;
• The year of decision, in parentheses.
Use United States Law Week (U.S.L.W.) only when no U.S., S.Ct., or L.Ed.2d
citation is available. When citing a case that has not yet been assigned a U.S.
Reports volume and page number, provide blanks: ___ U.S .___.
HOW TO CITE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT CASES
Beer v. United States, 425 U.S. 130, 143, 96 S.Ct. 1357, 47 L.Ed.2d 629
(1976) (Marshall, J., dissenting).
NOTE: When using a pinpoint, provide the page number for the official volume only.
Dutton v. Evans, 400 U.S. 74, 91 S.Ct. 210, 27 L.Ed.2d 213 (1970).
Heckler v. Turner, 470 U.S. 184, 191, 105 S.Ct. 1138, 84 L.Ed.2d 138
(1985).
McFarland v. Byrnes, 187 U.S. 246, 248, 23 S.Ct. 107, 47 L.Ed. 162
(1902).
United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683, 699-700, 94 S.Ct. 3090, 41 L.Ed.2d
1039 (1974).
Roberts v. Bank of New York, 70 U.S.L.W. 3090 (2009).
Kansas v. Ventris, ___ U.S. ___, 129 S.Ct. 1841, 1846, 173 L.Ed.2d 801
(2009).
NOTE: When a pinpoint citation is required but is not available in U.S. Reports,
use the pinpoint cite from the Supreme Court Reports.
Fletcher v. Peck, 10 U.S. 87, 128, 3 L.Ed. 162 (1810).
Cummings v. Missouri, 71 U.S. 277, 18 L.Ed. 356 (1867).
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