User:Slaporte/WikifyCiteTool

The Wikify Cite Tool puts brackets (like [[this]]) around text that looks like a legal citation, turning the citation into a link to the cited source. Hopefully this tool will save some time and make legal sources more interconnected.

The tool is running at http://thjnk.com/tools/wikify.html, and the source is available below.

Recent updates

• 7/8/2010 - Added some more citations; wikifies citation with "§§" (see known issue below)
• 6/9/2010 - Fixed a bug in short form citations; added older U.S. Reports citations that include the name of the reporter (e.g., 33 U.S. (8 Pet.) 591).
• 6/8/2010 - Recognizes some short form citations (e.g., 464 U.S., at 434) and pipes the link to the full case citation (e.g., [[464 U.S. 417|464 U.S., at 434]]).

Todo/known issues

• If there is a double section symbol ("§§"), it still wikifies the citation. Example: [[Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 13-21-102]] should result in [[Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-21-102|Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 13-21-102]] to preserve textual integrity and still minimize the number of redirects needed. Workaround: uncomment $txt = str_replace("§§","§",$txt); on line 133. I'm not worrying about this too much until there is consensus on how state statute compilations will be structured.
• Does not fully/properly handle California, New York, and Texas statutes.
• Does not recognize or link any "Id." citations.
• Does not link full case name, only citation.
• Much state law is still untested.
• Does not recognize non-standard (or no longer standard) citation formats

Recognized citations

Source	Format	Notes
Federal Judicial Opinions
U.S. Reports	# U.S. #	U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Reports (Wallace)	# U.S. (# Wall.) #	U.S. Supreme Court (1863-1874)
U.S. Reports (Black)	# U.S. (# Black) #	U.S. Supreme Court (1861-1862)
U.S. Reports (Howard)	# U.S. (# How.) #	U.S. Supreme Court (1843-1860)
U.S. Reports (Peters)	# U.S. (# Pet.) #	U.S. Supreme Court (1828-1842)
U.S. Reports (Wheaton)	# U.S. (# Wheat.) #	U.S. Supreme Court (1816-1827)
U.S. Reports (Cranch)	# U.S. (# Cranch) #	U.S. Supreme Court (1801-1815)
U.S. Reports (Dallas)	# U.S. (# Dall.) #	U.S. Supreme Court (1790-1800)
Federal Reporter	# F. #	Federal Circuit Courts
Federal Reporter, Second	# F.2d #	Federal Circuit Courts
Federal Reporter, Third	# F.3d #	Federal Circuit Courts
Federal Supplement	# F. Supp. #
Federal Supplement, Second	# F. Supp. #
Bankruptcy Reporter	# B.R. #
Federal Statutes
U.S. Code	# U.S.C. § #
U.S. Code Annotated	# U.S.C.A. § #
Code of Federal Regulations	# C.F.R. #
Regional Reporters
Southern Reporter	# So. #	Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi - Supreme Court
Southern Reporter, Second	# So. 2d #	Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi - Supreme Court
Pacific Reporter	# P. #	Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Washington, Wyoming - Supreme Court
Pacific Reporter, Second	# P.2d #	Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Navada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming - Supreme Court
Pacific Reporter, Third	# P.3d #	Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Navada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming - Supreme Court
Southwestern Reporter	# S.W. #	Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas - Supreme Court
Southwestern Reporter, Second	# S.W.2d #	Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas - Supreme Court
Southwestern Reporter, Third	# S.W.3d #	Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas - Supreme Court
Atlantic Reporter	# A. #	Connecticut, Delaware, D.C., Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont - Supreme Court
Atlantic Reporter, Second	# A.2d #	Connecticut, Delaware, D.C., Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont - Supreme Court
Southeastern Reporter	# S.E. #	Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia - Supreme Court
Southeastern Reporter, Second	# S.E.2d #	Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia - Supreme Court
Northeastern Reporter	# N.E. #	Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio - Supreme Court
Northeastern Reporter, Second	# N.E.2d #	Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio - Supreme Court
Northwestern Reporter	# N.W. #	Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin - Supreme Court
Northwestern Reporter, Second	# N.W.2d #	Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin - Supreme Court
State Reporters
New Jersey Reports	# N.J. #	New Jersey Supreme Court
New Jersey Superior Court Reports	# N.J. Super. #	New Jersey Superior Court
State Statute Compilations
Code of Alabama	Ala. Code § #
Alaska Statutes	Alaska Stat. § #
Arizona Revised Statutes Annotated	Ariz. Rev. Stat. § #
Arkansas Code Annotated	Ark Code Ann. § #
West's Annotated California Civil Code	Cal. Civ. Code § #
West's Annotated California Code of Civil Procedure	Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § #
West's Annotated California Business and Professions Code	Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § #
West's Annotated California Penal Code	Cal. Penal Code § #
West's Annotated California Insurance Code	Cal. Ins. Code § #
West's Annotated California Revenue and Taxation Code	Cal. Rev. & Tax Code § #
Note, california is incomplete
Colorado Revised Statutes	Colo. Rev. Stat. § #
General Statutes of Connecticut	Conn. Gen. Stat. § #
General Statutes of Connecticut	Del. Code Ann. tit. # § #
D.C. Official Code	D.C. Code § #
Florida Statutes	Fla. Stat. § #
Official Code of Georgia Annotated	Ga. Code Ann. § #
Hawaii Revised Statutes	Haw. Rev. Stat. § #
Idaho Code Annotated	Idaho Code Ann. § #
Illinois Compiled Statutes	Ill. Comp. Stat. #/#	Blue book
Illinois Compiled Statutes	Ill. Comp. Stat. ch. #, § #/#	As seen in wild
Indiana Code	Ind. Code § #/#
Code of Iowa	Iowa Code #/#
Kansas Statutes Annotated	# Kan. Stat. Ann. § #/#	blue book
Kansas Statutes Annotated	Kan. Stat. Ann. § #-#	as seen in wild
Kentucky Revised States Annotated	Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § #/#
Louisiana Revised Statutes Annotated	La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § #/#
Indiana Code	?
Main Revised Statutes Annotated	Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. # § #
General Laws of Massachusetts	Mass. Gen. Laws ch. # § #
Michigan Compiled Laws	Mich. Comp. Laws § #
Minnesota Revised Statutes Annotated	Minn. Stat. § #
Mississippi Revised Statutes Annotated	Miss. Code Ann. § #	blue book
Mississippi Revised Statutes (Annotated?)	Mo. Rev. Stat. § #	as seen in the wild
Montana Revised Statutes Annotated	Mont. Code Ann. § #
Nebraska Revised Statutes Annotated	Neb. Rev. Stat. § #
Nevada Revised Statutes Annotated	Nev. Rev. Ann. § #
New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § #
New Jersey Statutes Annotated	N.J. Stat. Ann. § #
New Jersey Statutes Annotated	N.J.S.A. #
New Mexico Statutes Annotated	N.M. Stat. § #
McKinney's Consoledateed Laws of New York Annotated	N.Y. Penal Law § #	NY Law is incomplete
General Statutes of North Carolina	N.C. Gen Stat. § #
North Dakota Century Code	N.D. Cent. Code § #
Page's Ohio Code Annotated	Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § #
Oklahoma Revised Statutes Annotated	Okla. Stat. tit. # § #	blue book
Oklahoma Revised Statutes Annotated	Okla. Stat., Tit. #, § #	as seen in wild
Oregon Revised Statutes	Or. Rev. Stat. § #
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes	# Pa. Cons. Stat. § #
Rhode Island Revised Statutes Annotated	R.I. Gen. Laws § #-#-#
Code of Laws of South Carolina	S.C. Code Ann. § #-#-#
Rhode Island Revised Statutes Annotated	R.I. Gen. Laws § #-#-#
South Dakota Codified Laws	S.D. Codified Laws § #-#-#
Rhode Island Revised Statutes Annotated	R.I. Gen. Laws § #-#-#
Tennessee Code Annotated	Tenn. Code Ann. § #
Texas Penal Code Annotated	Tex. Penal Code Ann. § #	Texas laws are incomplete
Utah Code Annotated	Utah Code Ann. § #-#-#
Vermont Code Annotated	Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. # § #
Virginia Code Annotated	Va. Code Ann. § #-#
Revised Code of Washington	Wash. Rev. Code § #-#-#
West Virginia	W. Va. Code § #-#-#
Wisconsin Statutes	Wis. Stat. § #.#
Wyoming Code Annotated	(Wyo. Stat. Ann. § #-#-#

Source

• wikifycite.php
• wikify.html
• jquery.js