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It shapes bankruptcy enforcement nationwide."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 1-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1606.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 1-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1606.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-41"}]},{"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 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1606.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 43, lines 17-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1606.pdf","page_label":"file page 43, lines 17-17"}]}],"slug":"2003-02-1606-tennessee-student-assistance-corporation-v-hood","term":"2003","title":"Can private parties sue a state in bankruptcy court?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 1-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1606.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 1-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1606.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-41"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}