Template:Caselaw source

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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

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/c/F.3d/52/967/
 |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

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Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Case	case	name of legal case, possibly including wikitext citation Example ''Brown v. Board of Education'', {{ussc|347|483|1954|el=no}}	String	required
Cornell LII link	cornell	URL on Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School Example https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/347/483	URL	optional
CourtListener	courtlistener	URL on CourtListener Example https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/105221/brown-v-board-of-education/	URL	optional
FindLaw	findlaw	URL on FindLaw Example https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/347/483.html	URL	optional
Google Scholar	googlescholar	URL on Google Scholar Example https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=12120372216939101759	URL	optional
Justia	justia	URL on Justia Example https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/347/483/	URL	optional
Leagle	leagle	URL on Leagle Example https://www.leagle.com/decision/1954830347us4831795	URL	optional
Library of Congress	loc	URL at the Library of Congress Example http://cdn.loc.gov/service/ll/usrep/usrep347/usrep347483/usrep347483.pdf	URL	optional
OpenJurist	openjurist	URL on OpenJurist Example https://openjurist.org/347/us/483/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka-shawnee-county-kan-briggs	URL	optional
Oyez	oyez	URL on Oyez Example https://www.oyez.org/cases/1940-1955/347us483	URL	optional
vLex	vlex	URL on vLex	URL	optional
Source 1 name	other_source1	name of source #1	String	optional
Source 1 URL	other_url1	URL of source #1	URL	optional
Source 2 name	other_source2	name of source #2	String	optional
Source 2 URL	other_url2	URL of source #2	URL	optional
Source 3 name	other_source3	name of source #3	String	optional
Source 3 URL	other_url3	URL of source #3	URL	optional
Source 4 name	other_source4	name of source #4	String	optional
Source 4 URL	other_url4	URL of source #4	URL	optional
Source 5 name	other_source5	name of source #5	String	optional
Source 5 URL	other_url5	URL of source #5	URL	optional
Source 6 name	other_source6	name of source #6	String	optional
Source 6 URL	other_url6	URL of source #6	URL	optional
Source 7 name	other_source7	name of source #7	String	optional
Source 7 URL	other_url7	URL of source #7	URL	optional
Source 8 name	other_source8	name of source #8	String	optional
Source 8 URL	other_url8	URL of source #8	URL	optional
Source 9 name	other_source9	name of source #9	String	optional
Source 9 URL	other_url9	URL of source #9	URL	optional