Which is the correct short form for Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc. when citing the pinpoint page 617 from the Supreme Court's decision?

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Which is the correct short form for Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc. when citing the pinpoint page 617 from the Supreme Court's decision?

Pinpoint citations use the exact page with the word “at,” and after a full citation you can shorten the form by dropping the year and trimming the party name. For Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc., a reference to a specific page in the Supreme Court decision should look like Mitsubishi Motors, 473 U.S. at 617. This shows the case name in its shortened form, the reporter and volume (473 U.S.), and the exact page where the cited material appears (617), without repeating the year. The other formats either present a full citation with the year, keep unnecessary words like “Corp.,” or misplace the pinpoint (e.g., different page or including the year in parentheses).

Pinpoint citations use the exact page with the word “at,” and after a full citation you can shorten the form by dropping the year and trimming the party name. For Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc., a reference to a specific page in the Supreme Court decision should look like Mitsubishi Motors, 473 U.S. at 617. This shows the case name in its shortened form, the reporter and volume (473 U.S.), and the exact page where the cited material appears (617), without repeating the year. The other formats either present a full citation with the year, keep unnecessary words like “Corp.,” or misplace the pinpoint (e.g., different page or including the year in parentheses).

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