{{Usc-sd}} but simpler.

Usage edit

This template uses Cornell's database.

You enter: {{Usc-title-chap|x|y}} or {{Usc-title-chap|x|y}}
Template returns: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/x/chapter-y

Examples edit

You enter: Chapter 17, the [[w:Congressional Budget Office|]] is found at: {{Usc-title-chap|2|17}}.
Template returns: Chapter 17, the Congressional Budget Office is found at: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/2/chapter-17.

You enter: The [[w:Fair Labor Standards Act|]] is found at: {{Usc-title-chap|29|8}}.
Template returns: The Fair Labor Standards Act is found at: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/chapter-8.

List of United States legal citation templates edit

View WP version Parameters in (parentheses) are optional.

Template(s)Parameter(s)Description
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{{usc-sd}}title(section)(part)(chapter)(subtitle)(subchapter)(posttitle)(endtext)(plainlinks)(pipe)United States Code via Cornell University's Legal Information Institute
{{UnitedStatesCode}}, {{USC}}, {{usc}}titlesection(end of section range)(pipe)USC via Cornell
{{UnitedStatesCode2}}, {{USC2}}, {{usc2}}titlesectiondescriptionUSC via Cornell: description of the section
{{UnitedStatesCodeSec}}, {{USCSec}}titlesection(pipe)USC via Cornell: when citing one of a series of USC sections, where it would be redundant to display the full citation for each section, this template can be used to display only the section number.
{{UnitedStatesCodeSub}}, {{USCSub}}titlesection(levels of "sub")Access to subsection/paragraph/subparagraph/clause/... to allow correct hyperlinking to the anchors embedded in the Cornell pages.
{{USCSub2}}, {{uscsub2}}titlesection(levels of "sub")Combines 'USCSec' and 'USCSub', eliminating redundancy when citing subsections / subparagraphs / &c.
{{usc-clause}}titlesectionclauseUSC via Cornell: allows clauses
{{usc-title-chap}}, {{usctc}}titlechapter(subchapter)(pipe)USC via Cornell: title/chapter links
{{USStat}}, {{usstat}}volumepageStatutes at Large via the Library of Congress, the Government Printing Office, or Google Books
{{USPL}}, {{uspl}}congressordinal lawPublic Law via GPO Access
{{USStatute}}congressordinal law(volume)(page)Combines {{tl|USPL}} and {{tl|USStat}}, then add optional Year (<nowiki>{{{5}}}</nowiki>), Month (<nowiki>{{{6}}}</nowiki>), Day (<nowiki>{{{7}}}</nowiki>)
{{USBill}}congressbill type (S, SJ, HR, HJ)bill number (1–?)(pipe)Congressional bills via THOMAS
{{USHRollCall}}, {{USHVote}}yearvoteHouse Roll call vote via Clerk.House.gov
{{USSRollCall}}, {{USSVote}}congresssessionvoteSenate Roll call vote via Senate.gov
{{USCongRec}}yearsectionpage(date)Congressional Record via GPO Access
{{Federal Register}}, {{USFR}}, {{USFedReg}}volumepageFederal Register via GPO Access
{{Federal reporter}}seriesvolumecase(+ optional parameters)Federal Reporter via Wikisource or OpenJurist
{{CodeFedReg}}, {{USCFR}}volumepartsection(clause)Code of Federal Regulations via GPO Access
{{ExecutiveOrder}}numberExecutive Orders via Wikisource
{{USSG}}chaptersectionU.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines (2009) via the U.S. Sentencing Commission website
{{USSGSub}}chaptersection(up to 3 levels of "sub")U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines (2009) via the U.S. Sentencing Commission website
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