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He contended the lower court ruling was incorrect.","justice_questions"],"reargument":false,"sequence":1,"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 27-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 27-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 49-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 49-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 21-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 21-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 53, lines 31-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 53, lines 31-35"}]}],"caption":"Chavez v. Martinez","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:31.601652Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"},{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:31.630688Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"}],"case_status":"argued","dek":"The dispute centers on whether a police officer can claim qualified immunity in a civil rights suit for a coerced confession.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 27-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 27-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 49-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 49-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 21-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 21-39"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2002-12-04T00:00:00Z","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/01-1444.html","primary_docket":"01-1444","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T16:37:54.194197Z","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 tests the scope of the Fifth Amendment in civil litigation. It asks if the privilege against self-incrimination limits police conduct during interrogations. The outcome defines the boundary between criminal procedure and civil liability."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 27-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 27-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 49-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 49-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 21-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 21-39"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on December 4, 2002."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 53, lines 31-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 53, lines 31-35"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["The officer wants the court to allow his qualified immunity defense.","The victim wants the court to reject the officer's immunity claim."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 27-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 27-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 49-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 49-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 21-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 21-39"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["The officer argues the Fifth Amendment protects criminal trials, not civil suits.","The victim argues the Fifth Amendment limits police conduct during interrogations."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 27-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 27-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 49-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 49-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 21-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 21-39"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Does the Fifth Amendment restrict police behavior in civil cases?","Can qualified immunity apply to claims of coerced confessions?"],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 53, lines 31-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 53, lines 31-35"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["This case defines the legal limits of police interrogation tactics. It determines whether officers face personal liability for coercive questioning. The ruling shapes the balance between civil rights and law enforcement authority."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 27-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 27-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 49-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 49-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 21-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 21-39"}]},{"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/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 53, lines 31-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 53, lines 31-35"}]}],"slug":"2002-01-1444-chavez-v-martinez","term":"2002","title":"Does the Fifth Amendment bar a civil suit for coerced interrogation?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 27-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 27-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 49-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 49-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 21-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1444.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 21-39"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}