Template:Cite court/doc


 * Based on information from the article Case citation.

Usage
Copy a blank version to use. All fields must be lowercase. At this point, all fields are optional; however, this is subject to change as the template matures.

Description of fields
All fields are optional!
 * litigants : List of litigants, such as "Miranda v. Arizona". If a Wikipedia article using this exact string exists, a link will automatically be created.  Alternately, if an article exists but another name is desired for display, a wikilink may be specified; i.e., " This v. That ".  Note: This should likely not be optional.
 * vol : Volume of the reporter.
 * reporter : The abbreviated term for whatever reporter is being referenced; i.e., "U.S." for the U.S. Supreme Court's "United States Reports".
 * opinion : The opinion number, often the number of the first page of the case.
 * pinpoint : Identifies a specific part of a decision, typically by page or paragraph number.
 * court : The standard abbreviation for the court being cited (e.g. "3d Cir." or "M.D. Ala."; see here for other courts in the United States). In order for court to appear, date must be specified. Note: This field also should likely not be optional.
 * date : The year or date in which the court rendered its decision.
 * url : A web site or other online article with information on the case. For example, for a U.S. Supreme Court case, the URL to FindLaw is
 * accessdate : The date that you viewed the website, not the date of the case.

{	"params": { "litigants": { "label": "Litigants", "description": "List of litigants. If a Wikipedia article using this exact string exists, a link will automatically be created. Alternately, if an article exists but another name is desired for display, a wikilink may be specified; i.e., \"This v. That\".", "example": "Miranda v. Arizona", "type": "string", "suggested": true },		"vol": { "label": "Volume", "description": "Volume of the reporter" },		"reporter": { "label": "Reporter", "description": "The abbreviated term for whatever reporter is being referenced", "example": "\"U.S.\" for the U.S. Supreme Court's United States Reports", "type": "string" },		"opinion": { "label": "Opinion number", "description": "The opinion number, often the number of the first page of the case.", "type": "string" },		"url": { "label": "URL", "description": "A web site or other online article with information on the case. ", "type": "url" },		"pinpoint": { "label": "Pinpoint citation", "description": "Identifies a specific part of a decision, typically by page or paragraph number.", "type": "string" },		"court": { "label": "Court name", "description": "The standard abbreviation for the court being cited", "example": "3d Cir.", "type": "string", "suggested": true },		"date": { "aliases": [ "year" ],			"label": "Date", "description": "The year or date in which the court rendered its decision.", "type": "date" },		"quote": { "label": "Quote", "description": "A quote from the judgment", "type": "string" },		"accessdate": { "label": "Access date", "description": "The date that you viewed the website, not the date of the case.", "type": "date" }	},	"description": "Cite a court judgment", "format": null, "paramOrder": [ "litigants", "court", "reporter", "vol", "opinion", "pinpoint", "date", "url", "accessdate", "quote" ] }