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Format based on information from the article [[Case citation]].

==Usage==
Copy a blank version to use.  All parameter names {{strong|must}} be [[lowercase]].  At this point, all fields are optional; however, this is subject to change as the template matures.

{| class="wikitable"
|- width="50%" style="vertical-align:top;"
! Horizontal list
|- width="50%" style="vertical-align:top;"
| style="vertical-align:top; padding:1ex;" |<pre>
{{cite court |litigants= |vol= |reporter= |opinion= |pinpoint= |court= |date= |url= |access-date= |quote= |postscript= }}</pre>
|- width="50%" style="vertical-align:top;"
! Vertical list
|- width="50%" style="vertical-align:top;"
| style="vertical-align:top; padding:1ex;" |<pre>
{{cite court
|litigants=
|vol=
|reporter=
|opinion=
|pinpoint=
|court=
|date=
|url=
|access-date=
|quote=
|postscript=
}}</pre>
|}

==Examples==
*<code><nowiki>{{cite court |litigants=Parker v. D.C. |vol=478 |reporter=F.3d |opinion=370 |pinpoint=401 |court=D.C. Cir. |date=2007 |url=http://pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/docs/common/opinions/200703/04-7041a.pdf |quote=As such, we hold it unconstitutional.}}</nowiki></code>
*{{cite court |litigants=Parker v. D.C. |vol=478 |reporter=F.3d |opinion=370 |pinpoint=401 |court=D.C. Cir. |date=2007 |url=http://pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/docs/common/opinions/200703/04-7041a.pdf|quote=As such, we hold it unconstitutional.}}

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*<code><nowiki>The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) was enacted in the wake of {{cite court
| litigants=Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. Smith
| vol=494
| reporter=U.S.
| opinion=872
| postscript=none
}}, to provide a remedy to redress Federal Government violations of the right to free exercise under the First Amendment.</nowiki></code>
* The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) was enacted in the wake of {{cite court
| litigants=Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. Smith
| vol=494
| reporter=U.S.
| opinion=872
| postscript=none
}}, to provide a remedy to redress Federal Government violations of the right to free exercise under the First Amendment.

==Description of fields==
''All fields are optional!''
; litigants : The  title of the case, such as "Miranda v. Arizona".  If a Wikipedia article using this exact string exists, a link will automatically be created.  Alternately, if an article exists but another name is desired for display, a wikilink may be specified; i.e., "<nowiki>[[Case article|This v. That]]</nowiki>".  Note: This presently cannot be specified as ''title'', which is inconsistent with other citation templates.
; reporter : The abbreviated term for whatever [[Reporter (law)|reporter]] is being referenced; i.e., "U.S." for the U.S. Supreme Court's "[[United States Reports]]". '''Important:''' "reporter" in this context means an official law publication, not a journalist.  This presently cannot be specified as ''work'', which is inconsistent with other citation templates. Do not wikilink.
; vol : Volume of the reporter. Only used for US case citations (and those given in the same format); otherwise, just include the information as part of ''reporter'' in the format given by the source. This presently cannot be specified as ''volume'', which is inconsistent with other citation templates.
; opinion : The opinion number, often the number of the first page of the case. Only used for US case citations (and those given in the same format); otherwise, just include the information as part of ''reporter'' in the format given by the source.
; [[Case citation#Pinpoint citations|pinpoint]] : Identifies a specific part of a decision, typically by page or paragraph number. This presently cannot be specified as ''at'', ''page'', or ''pages'', which is inconsistent with other citation templates.
; court : The name or (optionally) standard abbreviation for the court being cited (e.g. "[[3d Cir.]]" or "[[M.D. Ala.]]" or "[[Allahabad High Court‎]], India"). If the abbreviated form would be a red link, use the long one (even if it is also a red link for now). See [https://web.archive.org/web/20171118125409/http://www.alwd.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pdf/CM2_Appendix4.pdf here] for a list of courts in the United States. In order for ''court'' to appear, ''date'' must also be specified.  Note: This parameter also should likely not be optional.
; date : The year or full date in which the court rendered its decision. Note: This parameter also should likely not be optional, or the ''court'' parameter will break.
; url : A Web address for the court document(s).  For example, for a [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] case, the [[URL]] to ''[[FindLaw]]'' is <code><nowiki>http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=CASE&court=US&vol={{{vol}}}&page={{{page}}}</nowiki></code>. It may be permissible to use the URL of a Web page that provides summary information about the case, if the case documents are not available;  however, an article about the case should be cited with {{tl|Cite web}} or {{tl|Cite news}}.  {{em|This}} template is for citing a legal document and its wording directly.
; access-date: The date that you viewed the URL, not the date of the case.  This presently is not displayed, which is inconsistent with other citation templates.
; via : Name of the website (republisher) if the URL does not go to the site of the ''reporter'' above. This presently is not displayed, which is inconsistent with other citation templates.
; lang : Two-letter [[ISO 639-1]] language code for the language in which the document is written, {{em|if}} it is not English (leave this parameter out if it is). This presently is not displayed, which is inconsistent with other citation templates.
; archive-url: URL to a backup copy of the document at Wayback.Archive.org or some other archival site.  This presently is not displayed, which is inconsistent with other citation templates.
; archive-date: Date of the above archival. This presently is not displayed, which is inconsistent with other citation templates.
; url-status : ''live'' if the original URL no longer works; ''dead'' or blank otherwise; controls what is done with the ''archive-url''. This presently is not functional, which is inconsistent with other citation templates.
; postscript : Controls the closing punctuation for a citation; defaults to a period (<code>.</code>); for no terminating punctuation, specify {{para|postscript|none}}<!-- – leaving {{para|postscript}} empty is the same as omitting it, but is ambiguous -->. Additional text or templates beyond the terminating punctuation may generate an error<!-- message-->. 

==Tracking categories==
* {{clc|Pages using cite court with unknown parameters}} – Note: Some unsupported parameters used in this template could be added to the template instead of removed from articles. Discuss potential changes and additions on the template's talk page.

==Template Data==
{{TemplateData header}}
<templatedata>
{
	"params": {
		"litigants": {
			"label": "Litigants",
			"description": "The title of the case. If a Wikipedia article using this exact string exists, a link will automatically be created.  Alternately, if an article exists but another name is desired for display, a wikilink may be specified; i.e., \"[[Case article|This v. That]]\".",
			"example": "Miranda v. Arizona",
			"type": "string",
			"suggested": true
		},
		"vol": {
			"label": "Volume",
			"description": "Volume of the reporter"
		},
		"reporter": {
			"label": "Reporter",
			"description": "The abbreviated term for whatever reporter is being referenced",
			"example": "\"U.S.\" for the U.S. Supreme Court's United States Reports",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"opinion": {
			"label": "Opinion number",
			"description": "The opinion number, often the number of the first page of the case.",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"url": {
			"label": "URL",
			"description": "A web site or other online article with information on the case. ",
			"type": "url"
		},
		"pinpoint": {
			"label": "Pinpoint citation",
			"description": "Identifies a specific part of a decision, typically by page or paragraph number.",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"court": {
			"label": "Court name",
			"description": "The standard abbreviation for the court being cited",
			"example": "3d Cir.",
			"type": "string",
			"suggested": true
		},
		"date": {
			"aliases": [
				"year"
			],
			"label": "Date",
			"description": "The year or date in which the court rendered its decision.",
			"type": "date"
		},
		"quote": {
			"label": "Quote",
			"description": "A quote from the judgment",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"postscript": {
				"label": "Postscript",
				"description": "The closing punctuation for the citation",
				"type": "string",
				"default": "."
		}
	},
	"description": "Cite a court judgment",
	"paramOrder": [
		"litigants",
		"court",
		"reporter",
		"vol",
		"opinion",
		"pinpoint",
		"date",
		"url",
		"quote",
		"postscript"
	]
}
</templatedata>
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