AGLC4 Rule 25.1.6: Cases: Year

The year of decision closes the citation. It follows the jurisdiction and court after a comma inside the same round brackets, or stands alone in round brackets when no jurisdiction or court is required.

AGLC4 page 270

Formatting

  • The year is always in round brackets, never square.
  • With a court: a comma and a space separate the court from the year inside one bracket.
  • Without a court: the year alone in round brackets after the starting page, pinpoint or judges' bracket.

Examples

Quoted from the Guide, page 270
  1. 24
    People v Eaves, 512 NW 2d 1 (Mich Ct App, 1994).
  2. 25
    Felder v Casey, 487 US 131, 142 (Brennan J) (1988).

See also

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