Editing Citation signal (section)

=={{anchor|Signals that indicate contradiction}}Signals indicating contradiction==

===''Contra''===
This signals that the cited authority directly [[Contradiction|contradicts]] a given point. ''Contra'' is used where no signal would be used for support. For example: "Before ''Blakely'', courts around the country had found that 'statutory minimum' was the maximum sentence allowed by law for the crime, rather than the maximum ''standard'' range sentence. ''See, e.g.,'' ''State v. Gore'', 143 Wash. 2d 288, 313-14, 21 P.3d 262 (2001), ''overruled by State v. Hughes'', 154 Wash. 2d 118, 110 P.3d 192 (2005). ''Contra Blakely'', 124 S. Ct. at 2536-37."

===But see===
The cited authority contradicts the stated proposition, directly or implicitly. "But see" is used in opposition where "see" is used for support. For example: "Specifically, under ''Roberts'', there may have been cases in which courts erroneously determined that testimonial statements were reliable. ''But see Bockting v. Bayer'', 418 F.3d at 1058 (O'Scannlain, J., dissenting from denial of rehearing en banc)."

===''But cf.''===
The cited authority contradicts the stated proposition by analogy; a parenthetical explanation of the source's relevance is recommended. For example: ''But cf.'' 995 F.2d, at 1137 (observing that "[i]n the ordinary tort claim arising when a government driver negligently runs into another car, jury trial is precisely what is lost to a plaintiff when the government is substituted for the employee").

"But" should be omitted from "but see" and "but cf." when the signal follows another negative signal: ''Contra'' ''Blake v. Kiline'', 612 F.2d 718, 723-24 (3d Cir. 1979); ''see'' CHARLES ALAN WRIGHT, LAW OF FEDERAL COURTS 48 (4th ed. 1983).