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Buckeye Community Hope Foundation","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:31.480569Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"},{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:31.508437Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"}],"case_status":"argued","dek":"A housing group claims a city broke the law by withholding permits during a citizen vote.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 18, lines 9-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1269.pdf","page_label":"file page 18, lines 9-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 35-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1269.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 35-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 41-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1269.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 41-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1269.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 27-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1269.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 27-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 15-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1269.pdf","page_label":"file page 52, lines 15-3"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2003-01-21T00:00:00Z","maturity":"official_transcript","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2002","official_disposition_urls":[],"official_docket_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/01-1269.html","primary_docket":"01-1269","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T22:34:06.407855Z","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 city argues its charter rules caused the delay. The group argues the city acted unlawfully."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 18, lines 9-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1269.pdf","page_label":"file page 18, lines 9-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 35-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1269.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 35-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 41-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1269.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 41-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1269.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official 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It affects how cities handle citizen votes on housing projects."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 18, lines 9-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1269.pdf","page_label":"file page 18, lines 9-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 35-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1269.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 35-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 41-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1269.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 41-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1269.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 27-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1269.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 27-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 15-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1269.pdf","page_label":"file page 52, lines 15-3"}]},{"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/2002/01-1269.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 53, lines 5-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1269.pdf","page_label":"file page 53, lines 5-7"}]}],"slug":"2002-01-1269-cuyahoga-falls-v-buckeye-community-hope-foundation","term":"2002","title":"Can a city pay damages for delaying permits during a referendum?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 18, lines 9-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1269.pdf","page_label":"file page 18, lines 9-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 35-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1269.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 35-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 41-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1269.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 41-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1269.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 27-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1269.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 27-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 15-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1269.pdf","page_label":"file page 52, lines 15-3"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}