Next time you use the word habeas—as in habeas corpus, the great writ—don’t use italics. The Latin word has become so common in English usage that it doesn’t need slanted letters, according to the latest edition of the U.S. Solicitor General’s style manual.
The same goes for certiorari, mandamus, pro se, ad hoc, en banc, per curiam and mens rea. But inexplicably, perhaps, the government lawyers who wear swallowtail morning coats in court will continue to italicize a fortiori, infra, inter alia, passim and supra. Go figure.
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