Hi!  I want to process text that contains citations, in this case in legal 
documents, and pull-out each individual citation.  Here is a sample text:

text = "Page 500 Carter v. Jury Commission of Greene County, 396 U.S. 320, 90 
S.Ct. 518, 24 L.Ed.2d 549 (1970); Lathe Turner v. Fouche, 396 U.S. 346, 90 
S.Ct. 532, 24 L.Ed.2d 567 (1970); White v. Crook, 251 F.Supp. 401 (DCMD 
Ala.1966). Moreover, the Court has also recognized that the exclusion of a 
discernible class from jury service injures not only those defendants who 
belong to the excluded class, but other defendants as well, in that it destroys 
the possibility that the jury will reflect a representative cross section of 
the community. In John Doggone Williams v. Florida, 399 U.S. 78, 90 S.Ct. 1893, 
234, 26 L.Ed.2d 446 (1970), we sought to delineate some of the essential 
features of the jury that is guaranteed, in certain circumstances, by the Sixth 
Amendment. We concluded that it comprehends, inter alia, 'a fair possibility 
for obtaining a representative cross-section of the community.' 399 U.S., at 
100, 90 S.Ct., at 1906.9 Thus if the Sixth Amendment were applicable here, and 
petitioner were challenging a post-Duncan petit jury, he would clearly have 
standing to challenge the systematic exclusion of any identifiable group from 
jury service."

The results required are:

Carter v. Jury Commission of Greene County, 396 U.S. 320 (1970)
Carter v. Jury Commission of Greene County, 90 S.Ct. 518 (1970)
Carter v. Jury Commission of Greene County, 24 L.Ed.2d 549 (1970)

Lathe Turner v. Fouche, 396 U.S. 346 (1970)
Lathe Turner v. Fouche, 90 S.Ct. 532 (1970)
Lathe Turner v. Fouche, 24 L.Ed.2d 567 (1970)

White v. Crook, 251 F.Supp. 401 (DCMD Ala.1966)

John Doggone Williams v. Florida, 399 U.S. 78 (1970)
John Doggone Williams v. Florida, 90 S.Ct. 1893, 234 (1970)
John Doggone Williams v. Florida, 26 L.Ed.2d 446 (1970)

Before attempting to solve this problem I thought I'd first ask if anyone has 
seen a solution before?  

If not, I'll follow-up with some rules and an initial attempt.

Thanks

Dinesh


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