Template talk:Infobox US Supreme Court case

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Adding an "Opinion" parameter

I've seen on many SCOTUS pages that they have an "Opinion" parameter and have attached the opinion posted from the SCOTUS website. I think it would be beneficial to have this parameter for the ease of adding the opinion, rather than having to go through making a new parameter. Pacamah (talk) 08:55, 29 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request 31 August 2023

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Description of suggested change: According to Category:Pages using infobox US Supreme Court case with unknown parameters, the 'Statement' parameter is classified as unknown, despite the fact that it is defined in the infobox code and is used in multiple articles. This can be fixed by adding the Statement categories to the list of known parameters below.

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| JoinPlurality4 | LawsApplied | Litigants | Litigants2 | Litigants3 | Litigants4 | Litigants5 | Majority | Majority2 | Majority3 | NotParticipating | Opinion | OpinionAnnouncement | OralArgument | OralArguments | OralReargument | Outcome | Overruled | Overturned previous case | ParallelCitations | PerCuriam | Plurality | Plurality2 | Plurality3 | Plurality4 | Prior | Procedural | QuestionsPresented | ReargueDate | ReargueDate2 | ReargueDateA | ReargueDateA2 | ReargueDateB | ReargueDateB2 | ReargueYear | ReargueYear2 | Related | Seriatim | Seriatim2 | Seriatim3 | Seriatim4 | Seriatim5 | SplitOpinion| SubmitDate

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| JoinPlurality4 | JoinStatement | JoinStatement2 | LawsApplied | Litigants | Litigants2 | Litigants3 | Litigants4 | Litigants5 | Majority | Majority2 | Majority3 | NotParticipating | Opinion | OpinionAnnouncement | OralArgument | OralArguments | OralReargument | Outcome | Overruled | Overturned previous case | ParallelCitations | PerCuriam | Plurality | Plurality2 | Plurality3 | Plurality4 | Prior | Procedural | QuestionsPresented | ReargueDate | ReargueDate2 | ReargueDateA | ReargueDateA2 | ReargueDateB | ReargueDateB2 | ReargueYear | ReargueYear2 | Related | Seriatim | Seriatim2 | Seriatim3 | Seriatim4 | Seriatim5 | SplitOpinion | Statement | Statement2 | SubmitDate

Politicsfan4 (talk) 03:13, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Primefac (talk) 07:49, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request 31 August 2023_2

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Description of suggested change: Simple redirect fix: now that John Marshall Harlan (born 1899) has been moved to John Marshall Harlan II, it would be beneficial for this template to incorporate the page move for each court Harlan served on. Diff:

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[[John Marshall Harlan (born 1899)|John M. Harlan II]]

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[[John Marshall Harlan II|John M. Harlan II]]

Politicsfan4 (talk) 03:18, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This request is for Template:Infobox US Supreme Court case/courts. -- Politicsfan4 (talk) 03:19, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Primefac (talk) 07:49, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request 31 August 2023_3

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Description of suggested change: More cleanup stuff: removing obsolete parameter (SplitOpinion), typo fix ("SubmitDatee" to "SubmitDate"), and fully incorporating the Statement parameter.

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| header21 = {{#if:{{{Majority|}}}{{{Plurality|}}}{{{PerCuriam|}}}{{{Seriatim|}}}{{{SplitOpinion|}}}|Case opinion}}{{#if:{{{Majority2|}}}{{{Plurality2|}}}{{{PerCuriam2|}}}{{{Dissent|}}}{{{Concurrence|}}}{{{Concurrence/Dissent|}}}{{{Seriatim2|}}}|s}}

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| header21 = {{#if:{{{Majority|}}}{{{Plurality|}}}{{{PerCuriam|}}}{{{Seriatim|}}}{{{Statement|}}}|Case opinion}}{{#if:{{{Majority2|}}}{{{Plurality2|}}}{{{PerCuriam2|}}}{{{Dissent|}}}{{{Concurrence|}}}{{{Concurrence/Dissent|}}}{{{Seriatim2|}}}|s}}

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| Seriatim5 | SplitOpinion | Statement | Statement2 | SubmitDatee

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| Seriatim5 | Statement | Statement2 | SubmitDate

Politicsfan4 (talk) 18:52, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Completed. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. ^put'er there 20:37, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

error

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Description of suggested change: Turns out I was wrong and the "SplitOpinion" parameter is not obsolete and exists for a reason (for example Goldwater v. Carter, where |SplitOpinion=yes is supposed to shows the "Case opinion" header). Sorry, my mistake. Diff:

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| header21 = {{#if:{{{Majority|}}}{{{Plurality|}}}{{{PerCuriam|}}}{{{Seriatim|}}}{{{Statement|}}}|Case opinion}}{{#if:{{{Majority2|}}}{{{Plurality2|}}}{{{PerCuriam2|}}}{{{Dissent|}}}{{{Concurrence|}}}{{{Concurrence/Dissent|}}}{{{Seriatim2|}}}|s}}

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| header21 = {{#if:{{{Majority|}}}{{{Plurality|}}}{{{PerCuriam|}}}{{{Seriatim|}}}{{{SplitOpinion|}}}{{{Statement|}}}|Case opinion}}{{#if:{{{Majority2|}}}{{{Plurality2|}}}{{{PerCuriam2|}}}{{{Dissent|}}}{{{Concurrence|}}}{{{Concurrence/Dissent|}}}{{{Seriatim2|}}}|s}}

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| Seriatim5 | Statement | Statement2 | SubmitDate

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| Seriatim5 | SplitOpinion | Statement | Statement2 | SubmitDate

Politicsfan4 (talk) 21:36, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Completed, and thank you for catching that! This infobox template is transcluded to thousands of pages, so it would be better if you were to add any future edits to the template's [sandbox] making sure that it is first synchronized with the live template. Then the changes can be tested using the [testcases] page – see WP:TESTCASES. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. ^put'er there 22:10, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Template-protected edit request on 2 July 2024

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Please change the three red backgrounds to #B60000 (used for Superseded, Overruled, Abrogated)

Reasoning:

• MOS:CONTRAST: "Ensure the contrast of the text with its background reaches at least ... AA level, and AAA level when feasible"
• AAA is feasible when choosing template colors, and therefore required in order to meet the guideline
• #FF0000 aka red fails even AA
• #B60000 is the lightest shade of pure red that passes AAA with white text (from Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Accessibility/Colors)

Thanks. Jruderman (talk) 03:35, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Completed. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. ^put'er there 04:49, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]