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Pennsylvania as the backdrop.","Ingram stated a favorable ruling has no prospective impact."],"reargument":false,"sequence":1,"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 27-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-10666.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 27-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-10666.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-10666.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 48, lines 29-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-10666.pdf","page_label":"file page 48, lines 29-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 23-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-10666.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 23-25"}]}],"caption":"Harris v. United States","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:32.305642Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"},{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:32.335116Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"}],"case_status":"argued","dek":"Harris argues the brandish clause is a criminal element. The government treats it as a sentencing factor.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 27-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-10666.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 27-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-10666.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 48, lines 29-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-10666.pdf","page_label":"file page 48, lines 29-21"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2002-03-25T00:00:00Z","maturity":"official_transcript","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2001","official_disposition_urls":[],"official_docket_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/00-10666.html","primary_docket":"00-10666","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T17:02:05.040196Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":1},{"correction_note":"Migrated to the dated official Court activity contract without model use.","created_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":2}],"schema_version":"1.1","sections":[{"heading":"What this case is about","paragraphs":["The case tests whether a jury must find a defendant brandished a firearm. This finding affects the maximum prison sentence."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 27-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-10666.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 27-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-10666.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 48, lines 29-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-10666.pdf","page_label":"file page 48, lines 29-21"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on March 25, 2002."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-10666.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 23-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-10666.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 23-25"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["Harris wants a jury to find he brandished a firearm.","The government wants a judge to decide the brandish fact."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 27-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-10666.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 27-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-10666.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 48, lines 29-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-10666.pdf","page_label":"file page 48, lines 29-21"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["Harris argues the brandish clause is a criminal element.","The government argues the brandish clause is a sentencing factor."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 27-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-10666.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 27-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-10666.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 48, lines 29-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-10666.pdf","page_label":"file page 48, lines 29-21"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Chief Justice Rehnquist asked if a favorable ruling impacts lower courts."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 23-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-10666.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 23-25"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["This dispute defines the role of juries in sentencing. It determines how courts apply firearm statutes. It affects the length of prison sentences."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 27-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-10666.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 27-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-10666.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 48, lines 29-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-10666.pdf","page_label":"file page 48, lines 29-21"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. 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/2001/00-10666.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 23-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-10666.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 23-25"}]}],"slug":"2001-00-10666-harris-v-united-states","term":"2001","title":"Does brandishing a firearm require a jury verdict?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 27-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-10666.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 27-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-10666.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 48, lines 29-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-10666.pdf","page_label":"file page 48, lines 29-21"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}