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Ruiz","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:32.192955Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"},{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:32.223097Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"}],"case_status":"argued","dek":"The government argues the Ninth Circuit created an unwarranted rule. 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2002."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-595.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 55, lines 21-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-595.pdf","page_label":"file page 55, lines 21-25"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["The government seeks to overturn the Ninth Circuit's new rule.","The defendant seeks to enforce the disclosure requirement."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 29-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-595.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 29-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 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It determines the balance between prosecutorial discretion and defendant rights."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 29-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-595.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 29-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-595.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 49, lines 19-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-595.pdf","page_label":"file page 49, lines 19-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 13-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-595.pdf","page_label":"file page 52, lines 13-43"}]},{"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/2001/01-595.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 55, lines 21-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-595.pdf","page_label":"file page 55, lines 21-25"}]}],"slug":"2001-01-595-united-states-v-ruiz","term":"2001","title":"Does the Constitution require prosecutors to disclose all evidence before a guilty plea?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 29-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-595.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 29-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-595.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 49, lines 19-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-595.pdf","page_label":"file page 49, lines 19-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 13-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-595.pdf","page_label":"file page 52, lines 13-43"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}