{"argument_date":"2001-03-28T00:00:00Z","arguments":[{"argument_date":"2001-03-28T00:00:00Z","heading":"What happened at the argument","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2000","official_transcript_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-201.pdf","paragraphs":["Mr. Tribe argued for the newspapers' licensing position.","The Chief Justice closed the oral argument session."],"reargument":false,"sequence":1,"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 47-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-201.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 47-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-201.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-201.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 43, lines 11-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-201.pdf","page_label":"file page 43, lines 11-13"}]}],"caption":"New York Times Co. v. 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Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-201.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 43, lines 11-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-201.pdf","page_label":"file page 43, lines 11-13"}]}],"slug":"2000-00-201-new-york-times-co-v-tasini","term":"2000","title":"Can newspapers license freelance writers' work for digital databases?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 47-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-201.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 47-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-201.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-35"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}