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Ramirez","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:30.862381Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"},{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:30.891322Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"}],"case_status":"argued","dek":"A federal agent searched a home using a warrant with the wrong address. The agent claims legal protection. The homeowner claims the error was obvious.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 21, lines 29-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 21, lines 29-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 32, lines 5-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 32, lines 5-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 29-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 29-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 53, lines 35-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 53, lines 35-11"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2003-11-04T00:00:00Z","maturity":"official_transcript","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2003","official_disposition_urls":[],"official_docket_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/02-811.html","primary_docket":"02-811","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T22:28:27.005271Z","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 how strictly courts judge warrant errors. One side argues for a practical standard. The other argues for strict accuracy."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 21, lines 29-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 21, lines 29-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 32, lines 5-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 32, lines 5-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 29-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 29-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 53, lines 35-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 53, lines 35-11"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on November 4, 2003."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 13-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 13-15"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["The agent wants legal protection from a lawsuit.","The homeowner wants the agent to pay damages."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 21, lines 29-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 21, lines 29-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 32, lines 5-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 32, lines 5-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 29-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 29-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 53, lines 35-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 53, lines 35-11"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["The agent argues courts should use a practical standard.","The homeowner argues the warrant error was obvious."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 21, lines 29-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 21, lines 29-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 32, lines 5-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 32, lines 5-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 29-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 29-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 53, lines 35-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 53, lines 35-11"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["How strictly must courts judge warrant errors?"],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 13-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 13-15"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["This case defines the standard for judging warrant errors. It affects how courts treat obvious mistakes. It shapes officer liability for search errors."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 21, lines 29-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 21, lines 29-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 32, lines 5-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 32, lines 5-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 29-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 29-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 53, lines 35-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 53, lines 35-11"}]},{"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/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 13-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 13-15"}]}],"slug":"2003-02-811-groh-v-ramirez","term":"2003","title":"Does a wrong address on a warrant strip an officer of legal protection?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 21, lines 29-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 21, lines 29-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 32, lines 5-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 32, lines 5-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 29-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 29-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 53, lines 35-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-811.pdf","page_label":"file page 53, lines 35-11"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}