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Lynchburg College","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:32.544359Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"}],"case_status":"argued","dek":"A college argues a job bias complaint failed because it lacked a sworn statement. The complainant argues a later sworn statement fixes the error.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 15, lines 31-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1072.pdf","page_label":"file page 15, lines 31-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 21, lines 31-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1072.pdf","page_label":"file page 21, lines 31-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1072.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-21"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2002-01-08T00:00:00Z","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/00-1072.html","primary_docket":"00-1072","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T22:44:14.807014Z","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":["This case tests whether a job bias complaint survives if it lacks a sworn statement at first. A later sworn statement may fix the error under agency rules. The college claims the law requires the oath from the start."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 15, lines 31-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1072.pdf","page_label":"file page 15, lines 31-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 21, lines 31-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1072.pdf","page_label":"file page 21, lines 31-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1072.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-21"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on January 8, 2002."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1072.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-13"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["The complainant wants the court to accept the late sworn statement as valid.","The college wants the court to reject the complaint for lacking an initial oath."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 15, lines 31-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1072.pdf","page_label":"file page 15, lines 31-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 21, lines 31-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1072.pdf","page_label":"file page 21, lines 31-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1072.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-21"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["The complainant argues agency rules allow late sworn statements to fix filing errors.","The college argues the law requires a sworn statement from the very beginning."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 15, lines 31-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1072.pdf","page_label":"file page 15, lines 31-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 21, lines 31-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1072.pdf","page_label":"file page 21, lines 31-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1072.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-21"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Chief Justice Rehnquist asked if the case was submitted."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 43, lines 49-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1072.pdf","page_label":"file page 43, lines 49-3"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["This dispute defines how strictly courts enforce sworn statement rules in job bias cases. It affects whether complainants can fix minor filing errors later. It shapes the power of agencies to set procedural rules."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 15, lines 31-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1072.pdf","page_label":"file page 15, lines 31-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 21, lines 31-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1072.pdf","page_label":"file page 21, lines 31-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1072.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-21"}]},{"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 5-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1072.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 43, lines 49-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1072.pdf","page_label":"file page 43, lines 49-3"}]}],"slug":"2001-00-1072-edelman-v-lynchburg-college","term":"2001","title":"Can a late sworn statement fix a job bias complaint?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 15, lines 31-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1072.pdf","page_label":"file page 15, lines 31-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 21, lines 31-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1072.pdf","page_label":"file page 21, lines 31-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1072.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-21"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}