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This is a documentation subpage for Template:Law report.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template gives an inline citation to a law report. It does not give a full case citation, only a citation to a law report.

For case citations, see {{Cite court}}.

Usage

Use: {{Law report | volume | report | page}}

Examples

Enter	Result
`{{report\|410\|U.S.\|113}}`	410 U.S. 113
`{{report\|93\|S.Ct.\|705}}`	93 S.Ct. 705
`{{report\|93\|Sup.Ct.Rep.\|705}}`	93 Sup.Ct.Rep. 705
`{{report\|35\|L.Ed.2d\|147}}`	35 L.Ed.2d 147
`{{report\|1973\|U.S. LEXIS\|159}}`	1973 U.S. LEXIS 159

TemplateData

Output an inline case citation.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Volume	`1` `vol` `volume`	The volume of the report.	Number	required
Report	`2` `rep` `report`	The report / report series.	String	required
Page	`3` `p` `page` `pg`	The page in the volume of the report.	Number	required
Year	`4` `y` `year` `yr`	The year of the citation.	Number	optional
URL	`url`	An override for the URL.	String	optional

Todo

This template still needs:

Given a report series, format the citation to jurisdiction-specific standards.
Named parameters as aliases for the anonymous parameters and vice versa.
International coverage.

Sources

This template currently uses CourtListener from the Free Law Project.

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-This template implements an inline citation to a [[law report]]. It does not give a full [[case citation]], only a citation to a law report.
+This template gives an inline citation to a [[law report]]. It does not give a full [[case citation]], only a citation to a law report.
 For [[case citation]]s, see {{tl|Cite court}}.