Lesson 5 · Chapter 5, Short Forms
Short Forms
An 8-minute video lesson on Chapter 5, Short Forms of The Citation Code, with two pause-and-practice exercises.
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What you will be able to do
- Build a case short form that leads back to exactly one full citation.
- Use Id. only when one authority sits just before it, with the right pinpoint and opinion role.
- Shorten a book or article with supra, or with a name you define, and know when a court sets its own rule.
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