Cites within Cites How do you cite to a case that is cited within another case?

Ordinarily, you should cite to the case that best supports the proposition, but you can include additional information in the citation. If a recent case cites to an older case and both cases support the proposition you are using, here are your options:

Recent Case.
Older Case.
Recent Case (citing Older Case).
Older Case (cited in Recent Case).

(If you are using a direct quotation that appears in both cases, substitute "quoting" or "quoted in" above. See ALWD Rule 46.4 for examples.)

For a closed-universe assignment (like the first memo in L.S. I, where only the materials provided with the assignment may be cited), I suggest citing only to the case that is in the assignment packet. It's not necessary to tell the reader where the proposition originally came from, as long as you cite to a case that supports it.

 

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Welcome - Spring 2010 Welcome to law school! For those enrolled in Section D of Lawyering Skills I at John Marshall (Spring 2010), our first class meeting will be Monday, January 25, 2010, at 6:00 pm in room 522. The course syllabus and other materials are posted at LawyeringSkills.com.

You might also find this article helpful (for this class and others):

Orin S. Kerr, How to Read a Legal Opinion: A Guide for New Law Students
http://ssrn.com/abstract=1160925
http://volokh.com/files/howtoread2007version.pdf

 

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Third Memo Assignment The third memorandum assignment is now posted on the website (under Course Materials).

 

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Superscripts in Microsoft Word To turn off the feature in Microsoft Word that automatically formats ordinal numbers as superscript text (1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd), try these steps:

Go to Tools / AutoCorrect Options. (In Word 2007, click the Office button at the top, then Word Options, Proofing, AutoCorrect Options.) Click the AutoFormat As You Type tab, then uncheck Ordinals (1st) with superscript.

 

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Second Memo Assignment The second memorandum assignment is now posted on the website (under Course Materials).

 

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