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WikiProject U.S. Supreme Court cases is a project started in order to improve collection of United States Supreme Court case documents currently on en.wikisource as well as author pages for the justices.

Contents

[edit] Related pages

[edit] Procedure

Check out the index page and see what cases need work then:

[edit] To-do

  • make sure cases are complete with syllabus (if applicable) and all decisions. These should be on separate pages according to naming convention below
  • conform to Style Manual below
  • wikify
  • attach footnotes
  • change links at wikipedia to link to the wikisource text
  • add author pages for justices
  • add tons more cases
  • create a standard list of external source links (e.g., template urls with [vol.] and [page])

[edit] Manual of Style

All SCOTUS pages should conform to the following guidelines.

[edit] Naming

  • xxx v. xxx =title page with general info and syllabus
  • xxx v. xxx/Opinion of the Court =Opinion of the court
  • xxx v. xxx/Concurrence [author's last name] =Concurring opinion, each to have its own page
  • xxx v. xxx/Dissent [authors's last name] =dissenting opinion, each to have its own page
  • xxx v. xxx/Concurrence-dissent [author's last name] = Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, each to have its own page
  • xxx v. xxx/Separate [author's last name] = separate opinion, each to have its own page

[edit] Headings

Long SCOTUS headings at the top of court publications should only be included on syllabus page. That means this thing below must be on the main page but not on the decision pages which should have a simpler heading like "MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS, concurring."

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

408 U.S. 238

Furman v. Georgia

No. 69-5003 Argued: January 17, 1972 --- Decided: June 29, 1972

They should be centered and bold with case name in italics as seen above. This makes for easy reading.

[edit] Page numbers

page numbers are essential to case citation and must be included in brackets in bold to look like the following from Schenck v. United States:

This is an indictment in three counts. The first charges a conspiracy to violate the Espionage Act of June 15, 1917, c. 30, § 3, 40 Stat. 217, 219, by causing and attempting [p49] to cause insubordination, &c., in the military and naval forces of the United States, and to obstruct the recruiting and enlistment service of

[edit] Templates

At the top of each main page (with syllabus) insert the following:

     {{header2
      | title    = {{subst:PAGENAME}}
      | author   = 
      | section  = Syllabus
      | previous = [[wikisource:Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]]
      | next     = 
      | notes    = (brief description of case and significance)
     }}

and for opinion pages:

     {{header2
      | title    = {{subst:BASEPAGENAME}}
      | author   = (full name of justice as written on Wikipedia) 
      | section  = "Opinion of the Court" or "Concurring Opinion" or "Dissenting Opinion"
      | previous = [[wikisource:Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]]
      | next     = 
      | notes    = (brief summary of opinion)
     }}

then below each of these will go the navigation bar template. for main page:

   {{USSCcase
    |percuriam                   =("yes" only if case decided per curiam)
    |concurrence_author1         =(last name of authoring justice)
    |concurrence_author2         =      ''
    |concurrence_author3         =      ''
    |concurrence_author4         =      ''
    |concurrence_author5         =      ''
    |concurrence_author6         =      ''
    |concurrence_author7         =      ''
    |concurrence_author8         =      ''
    |concurrence-dissent_author1 =      ''
    |concurrence-dissent_author2 =      ''
    |concurrence-dissent_author3 =      ''
    |concurrence-dissent_author4 =      ''
    |dissent_author1             =      ''
    |dissent_author2             =      ''
    |dissent_author3             =      ''
    |dissent_author4             =      ''
    |separate_author1            =      ''
    |separate_author2            =      ''
    |separate_author3            =      ''
    |separate_author4            =      ''
    |linked_cases                =[[w:pagename|citation]]<br>[[w:pagename|citation]] 
    }}

Do the same for opinion pages only {{USSCcase}} should be {{USSCcase2}}

[edit] Linking

Wikify important document names to link to the appropriate wikisource document by placing them in brackets. The first ten ammendments to the constitution which are referenced constantly should link to United States Bill of Rights.

As for linking on the appropriate wikipedia article, link to wikisource like Schenck v. United States using the {{wikisource-inline}} Under the "External links" subsection. The talk page for the template explains how to use it.

[edit] Participants

Feel free to add yourself to the list :)

[edit] Progress

  • phase 1: Format all or almost all of the cases listed on index page to conform to above style manual. Complete 01/10/06
  • phase 2: add cases to complete index ongoing
  • phase 3: wikify starting with internal linking between cases

[edit] Templates

[edit] External links

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