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{{UnitedStatesCode|x|y}}
x U.S.C. § y
{{usc|x|y}}
{{UnitedStatesCode|x|y|z}}
x U.S.C. §§ y –z
{{usc|x|y|z}}
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The [[Flag Code]] is found at {{usc|4|1}}.
The Flag Code is found at 4 U.S.C. § 1 .
Federal subject matter jurisdiction is found at {{usc|28|1331}}.
Federal subject matter jurisdiction is found at 28 U.S.C. § 1331 .
{{usc|10|371|378}}
10 U.S.C. §§ 371 –378
List of United States legal citation templates [ ସମ୍ପାଦନା ]
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{{UnitedStatesCode }}, {{USC }}, {{usc }}
Title
Section
(end of section range)
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United States Code via Cornell University 's Legal Information Institute
{{UnitedStatesCode2 }}, {{USC2 }}, {{usc2 }}
Title
Section
Description
USC via Cornell: description of the section
{{UnitedStatesCodeSec }}, {{USCSec }}
Title
Section
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 }}
Title
Section
Up to 6 levels of "sub"
Access to subsection/paragraph/subparagraph/clause/... to allow correct hyperlinking to the anchors embedded in the Cornell pages.
{{USCSub2 }}
Title
Section
Up to 6 levels of "sub"
Combines 'USCSec' and 'USCSub', eliminating redundancy when citing subsections / subparagraphs / &c.
{{Usc-clause }}
Title
Section
Clause
USC via Cornell: allows clauses
{{Usc-title-chap }}, {{usctc }}
Title
Chapter
(Subchapter)
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USC via Cornell: title/chapter links
{{USIRC }}
Section
Internal Revenue Code {{UnitedStatesCode }}
{{USStat }}, {{usstat }}
Volume
Page
Statutes at Large via the Library of Congress , the Government Printing Office , or Google Books
{{USPL }}, {{uspl }}
Congress
Ordinal law
Public Law via GPO Access
{{USStatute }}
Congress
Ordinal law
(Volume)
(Page)
Combines {{USPL }} and {{USStat }}, then add optional Year ({{{5}}}), Month ({{{6}}}), Day ({{{7}}}), and option for attaching {{USBill }}: (Bill type ({{{8}}}) and number ({{{9}}}))
{{USBill }}
Congress
Bill type (S, SJ, HR, HJ)
Bill number (1-?)
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Congressional bills via THOMAS
{{USHRollCall }}, {{USHVote }}
Year
Vote
House Roll call vote via Clerk.House.gov
{{USSRollCall }}, {{USSVote }}
Congress
Session
Vote
Senate Roll call vote via Senate.gov
{{USCongRec }}
Year
Page
(date)
Congressional Record via GPO Access
{{Federal Register }}, {{USFR }}, {{USFedReg }}
Volume
Page
Federal Register via GPO Access
{{CodeFedReg }}, {{USCFR }}
Volume
Part
Section
(Clause)
Code of Federal Regulations via GPO Access
{{ExecutiveOrder }}, {{Executive Order }}
Number
Executive Orders via Wikisource
{{USSG }}
Chapter
Section
U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines (2009) via the U.S. Sentencing Commission website
{{USSGSub }}
Chapter
Section
Up to 3 levels of "sub"
U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines (2009) via the U.S. Sentencing Commission website
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