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Rucker","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:32.355345Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"},{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:32.368593Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"}],"case_status":"argued","dek":"HUD argues federal law mandates eviction for any drug crime in a unit. Rucker argues this ignores the specific tenant's innocence.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 23-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 23-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 13-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 13-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 19-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 19-41"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2002-02-19T00:00:00Z","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/00-1770.html","primary_docket":"00-1770","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T17:13:01.488040Z","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 dispute centers on a federal statute addressing drug crimes in public housing. HUD claims the law requires evicting the entire household. Rucker contends the law does not force eviction if the specific tenant did not commit the crime."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 23-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 23-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 13-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 13-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 19-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 19-41"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on February 19, 2002."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 43-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 43-47"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["HUD wants the Court to confirm that federal law requires evicting the tenant regardless of personal guilt.","Rucker wants the Court to rule that federal law allows the tenant to remain if they did not commit the crime."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 23-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 23-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 13-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 13-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 19-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 19-41"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["HUD argues that Congress enacted the statute to eliminate severe violence and drug crimes in public housing.","Rucker argues that the federal statute does not mandate specific defenses or force eviction without considering the tenant's actions."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 23-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 23-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 13-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 13-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 19-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 19-41"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Chief Justice Rehnquist asked if the case was submitted after the arguments concluded."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 43-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 43-47"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["This case determines whether public housing tenants can be evicted for crimes they did not commit. It defines the scope of federal authority over local housing leases. It impacts the stability of families in public housing programs nationwide."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 23-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 23-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 13-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 13-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 19-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 19-41"}]},{"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 4, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 43-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 43-47"}]}],"slug":"2001-00-1770-department-of-housing-and-urban-development-v-rucker","term":"2001","title":"Does federal law bar evicting a tenant for another resident's drug crime?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 23-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 23-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 13-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 13-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 19-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1770.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 19-41"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}