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Purpose

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Judicial opinions or other documents created by U.S. federal judges are considered "edicts of government" and not copyrightable under U.S. copyright law.

Usage

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This template should be placed in the references section, if the article incorporates text from a document created by the federal judiciary of the United States. It will add appropriate categories to the page, and provides a message for proper attribution.

Example

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In the code of the references section, insert {{Include-FedCourts}} immediately above or below the {{reflist}} or <reflist> reference. For example:

Per Justice Stevens, "the question presented is whether the city’s proposed disposition of this property qualifies as a “public use” within the meaning of the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution."<ref name="citation">{{ussc |name=Kelo v. City of New London |link= |volume=545 |page=469 |pin= |year=2005}}.</ref>

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This would display as:

Per Justice Stevens, "the question presented is whether the city's proposed disposition of this property qualifies as a "public use" within the meaning of the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution."[1]
References
 This article incorporates public domain material from judicial opinions or other documents created by the federal judiciary of the United States.