Template:UnitedStatesCode
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[1] U.S.C. U.S.C. [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/{{{1}}}/{{{2}}}.html /{{{1}}} U.S.C. U.S.C. § {{{2}}}.html § {{{1}}} U.S.C. U.S.C. § {{{2}}}]
[edit] Usage
This template uses Cornell's database.
You enter: {{UnitedStatesCode|x|y}} or {{usc|x|y}}
Template returns: x U.S.C. § y
You may also use this to specify a range of sections:
You enter: {{UnitedStatesCode|x|y|z}} or {{usc|x|y|z}}
Template returns: x U.S.C. § y-z
In cases of Titles 11, 18, 21, 26 and 28, the Title-U.S.C. link is to a Wikipedia article about that article. Otherwise, the Title is unlinked and the U.S.C. link is to the article on the United States Code.
[edit] Examples
- You enter: The [[Flag Code]] is found at {{usc|4|1}}.
- Template returns: The Flag Code is found at 4 U.S.C. § 1.
- You enter: Federal subject matter jurisdiction is found at {{usc|28|1331}}.
- Template returns: Federal subject matter jurisdiction is found at 28 U.S.C. § 1331.
- You enter: The [[Posse Comitatus Act]], {{usc|10|371|378}}, is a statute.
- Template returns: The Posse Comitatus Act, 10 U.S.C. § 371-378, is a statute.
[edit] United States legal citation templates
Parameters in (parentheses) are optional.
| Template | Parameter(s) | Description | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | pipe | ||
| {{UnitedStatesCode}}, {{USC}}, {{usc}}, {{usc3}} | Title | Section | (end of section range) | (pipe) | 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}}, {{USC4}}, {{usc4}} | 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. | |||
| {{usc-clause}} | Title | Section | Clause | USC via Cornell: allows clauses | ||
| {{usc-title-chap}}, {{usctc}} | Title | Chapter | (Subchapter) | (pipe) | USC via Cornell: title/chapter links | |
| {{usc-title-part-chap}} | Title | Part | Chapter | USC via Cornell: title/part/chapter links | ||
| {{USStat}}, {{usstat}} | Volume | Page | Statutes at Large via the Library of Congress or the Government Printing Office | |||
| {{USPL}}, {{uspl}} | Congress | Ordinal law | Public Law via GPO Access | |||
| {{USBill}} | Congress | Bill type (S, SJ, HR, HJ) | Bill number (1-?) | (pipe) | Congressional bills via THOMAS | |
| {{USCongRec}} | Year | Page | Congressional Record via GPO Access | |||
| {{USFR}}, {{USFedReg}} | Volume | Page | Federal Register via GPO Access | |||
| {{CodeFedReg}}, {{CFR}}, {{USCFR}} | Volume | Part | Section | Code of Federal Regulations through GPO Access | ||
| {{CfrClause}} | Volume | Part | Section | Clause | CFR via GPO: Clause | |
| {{ExecutiveOrder}}, {{EO}} | Number | Executive Orders via Wikisource | ||||
| Template | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | pipe | Description |
| Parameter(s) | ||||||
