I'm wondering if someone can tell me whether the following set of
regex substitutions is possible. I want to convert parallel legal
citations into single citations. What I mean is, I want to change, e.g.:
"Doremus v. Board of Education of Hawthorne, 342 U.S. 429, 434, 72
S. Ct. 394, 397, 96 L.Ed. 475 (1952)."
into:
"Doremus v. Board of Education of Hawthorne, 342 U.S. 429, 434 (1952)."
Generally, the beginning pattern would consist of:
1. Two names, consisting of one or more words, always separated by a
"v."
2. One, two, or three citations, each of which always has a volume
number ("342") followed by a name, consisting of one or two word
units always ending with "." ("U.S."), followed by a page number ("429")
3. Each citation may contain a comma and a second page number (", 434")
4. Optionally, a parenthesized year ("(1952)")
5. A final "."
I am thinking this is impossible, but I thought that if it were
possible to translate this into Python code, someone here could put
me on the right track.
Thanks.
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