{"argument_date":"2001-10-31T00:00:00Z","arguments":[{"argument_date":"2001-10-31T00:00:00Z","heading":"What happened at the argument","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2001","official_transcript_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-927.pdf","paragraphs":["Mr. Roberts stated the barge lacked Coast Guard inspection.","Mr. Roberts noted the Coast Guard has few safety rules for this barge.","Mr. Veters asserted the Coast Guard has absolute authority over uninspected vessels.","Mr. Veters claimed no difference exists between inspected and uninspected vessels."],"reargument":false,"sequence":1,"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 19-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-927.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 19-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-927.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-927.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 46, lines 5-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-927.pdf","page_label":"file page 46, lines 5-9"}]}],"caption":"Chao v. Mallard Bay Drilling, Inc.","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:32.858436Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"}],"case_status":"argued","dek":"Employers and regulators dispute who controls safety rules on uninspected barges.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 19-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-927.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 19-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-927.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-43"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2001-10-31T00:00:00Z","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/00-927.html","primary_docket":"00-927","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T17:33:57.006776Z","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 involves a fatal explosion on a Louisiana drilling barge. The barge lacked Coast Guard inspection. The parties disagree on which agency sets safety rules."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 19-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-927.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 19-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-927.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-43"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on October 31, 2001."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-927.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["the side that brought the case wants the Coast Guard to enforce safety rules on the barge.","the opposing side wants the Coast Guard to have no regulatory power over the barge."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 19-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-927.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 19-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-927.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-43"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["the side that brought the case argues the Coast Guard must regulate uninspected vessels.","the opposing side argues the Coast Guard has absolute authority over uninspected vessels."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 19-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-927.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 19-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-927.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-43"}]},{"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 46, lines 5-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-927.pdf","page_label":"file page 46, lines 5-9"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["This dispute determines who controls workplace safety on uninspected barges. Workers rely on clear regulatory authority for protection. Employers need predictable compliance standards for operations."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 19-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-927.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 19-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-927.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-43"}]},{"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/2001/00-927.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 46, lines 5-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-927.pdf","page_label":"file page 46, lines 5-9"}]}],"slug":"2001-00-927-chao-v-mallard-bay-drilling-inc","term":"2001","title":"Does the Coast Guard regulate safety on uninspected barges?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 19-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-927.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 19-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-927.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-43"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}