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Lile","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:32.746882Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"},{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:32.760033Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"}],"case_status":"argued","dek":"Prisoners challenge a rule that denies privileges for refusing therapy.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 25-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 25-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 29, lines 31-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 29, lines 31-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 9-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 52, lines 9-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 55, lines 25-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 55, lines 25-23"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2001-11-28T00:00:00Z","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/00-1187.html","primary_docket":"00-1187","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T17:27:43.659893Z","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":["Kansas requires sex offenders to join a treatment program. Refusal strips inmates of visitation and work rights. The state claims this protects safety. Inmates argue this violates their rights."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 25-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 25-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 29, lines 31-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 29, lines 31-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 9-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 52, lines 9-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 55, lines 25-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 55, lines 25-23"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on November 28, 2001."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 60, lines 5-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 60, lines 5-5"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["Kansas wants to keep the mandatory program rule.","The prisoners want the rule struck down."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 25-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 25-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 29, lines 31-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 29, lines 31-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 9-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 52, lines 9-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 55, lines 25-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 55, lines 25-23"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["Kansas argues the rule serves a penological interest.","The prisoners argue the rule infringes on liberty."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 25-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 25-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 29, lines 31-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 29, lines 31-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 9-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 52, lines 9-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 55, lines 25-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 55, lines 25-23"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Does the rule serve a legitimate penological interest?","Is the rule reasonably related to that interest?"],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 60, lines 5-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 60, lines 5-5"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["Prisoners face loss of basic rights for refusing therapy. States gain tools to manage high-risk inmates. This case defines the limits of prison discipline."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 25-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 25-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 29, lines 31-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 29, lines 31-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 9-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 52, lines 9-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 55, lines 25-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 55, lines 25-23"}]},{"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/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 60, lines 5-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 60, lines 5-5"}]}],"slug":"2001-00-1187-mckune-v-lile","term":"2001","title":"Can Kansas force sex offenders to join a treatment program?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 25-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 25-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 29, lines 31-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 29, lines 31-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 9-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 52, lines 9-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 55, lines 25-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1187.pdf","page_label":"file page 55, lines 25-23"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}