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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