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Parallel citations by court

Wisconsin: Supreme Court or Court of Appeals

The rule on parallel citations

  • Parallels required. Public-domain citation, Wisconsin Reports, then N.W.

    “The citation of any published opinion of the court of appeals or the supreme court in the table of cases in a brief and the initial citation in a memorandum or other document filed with the court of appeals or the supreme court shall include, in the order set forth, a reference to each of the following: (a) the public domain citation, if it exists; (b) the volume and page number of the Wisconsin Reports in which the opinion is published; (c) the volume and page number of the North Western Reporter in which the opinion is published; (2) Subsequent citations shall include at least one of the references in sub. (1) and shall be internally consistent.”

    RequirementWis. SCR 80.02(1)–(3)checked Oct. 10, 2026official text (opens in a new tab)

A worked example

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2003 WI 141

For Wisconsin: Supreme Court or Court of Appeals (parallels required)

2003 WI 141, 267 Wis. 2d 17, 671 N.W.2d 8

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