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normal adversary procedures.”). 3. Where Parentheticals Fit in the Citation Clause or Sentence. Explanatory parentheticals come after parentheticals explaining weight of authority, such as (per curiam) or (Scalia, J. dissenting), and before any citation of subsequent history or other related authority. Example: Wolf v. Colorado, 338 U.S. 25 ...
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