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This affects federal court access for state prisoners."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 22, lines 31-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-9560.pdf","page_label":"file page 22, lines 31-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-9560.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-37"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on November 29, 2004."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-9560.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-13"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["the side that brought the case wants the federal claim treated as raised.","Mississippi wants the federal claim treated as unraised."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 22, lines 31-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-9560.pdf","page_label":"file page 22, lines 31-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-9560.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-37"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["the side that brought the case argues the state claim covers the federal issue.","Mississippi argues the state claim is too broad to match federal law."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 22, lines 31-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-9560.pdf","page_label":"file page 22, lines 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It clarifies the link between state and federal legal standards."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 22, lines 31-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-9560.pdf","page_label":"file page 22, lines 31-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-9560.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-37"}]},{"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 45-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-9560.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 45-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-9560.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 21-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-9560.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 21-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 49-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-9560.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 49-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 27-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-9560.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 27-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 37-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-9560.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 37-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 39-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-9560.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 39-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 5-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-9560.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 5-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 23-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-9560.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 23-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 25-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-9560.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 25-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 11-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-9560.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 11-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 21-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-9560.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 21-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 45-54","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-9560.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 45-54"}]}],"slug":"2004-03-9560-howell-v-mississippi","term":"2004","title":"Does a state law claim satisfy federal exhaustion rules?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 22, lines 31-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-9560.pdf","page_label":"file page 22, lines 31-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-9560.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-37"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}