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It determines what notice states must provide. It shapes the scope of due process in prisons."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 20, lines 41-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/04-495.pdf","page_label":"file page 20, lines 41-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 20, lines 49-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/04-495.pdf","page_label":"file page 20, lines 49-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 29, lines 15-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/04-495.pdf","page_label":"file page 29, lines 15-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/04-495.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 55, lines 21-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/04-495.pdf","page_label":"file page 55, lines 21-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 57, lines 15-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/04-495.pdf","page_label":"file page 57, lines 15-31"}]},{"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 35-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/04-495.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 35-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/04-495.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 27-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/04-495.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 27-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 19-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/04-495.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 19-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 27-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/04-495.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 27-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 43-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/04-495.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 43-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 59, lines 39-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/04-495.pdf","page_label":"file page 59, lines 39-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 17-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/04-495.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 17-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 25-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/04-495.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 25-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 39-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/04-495.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 39-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 49-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/04-495.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 49-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 7-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/04-495.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 7-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 13-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/04-495.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 13-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 23-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/04-495.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 23-25"}]}],"slug":"2004-04-495-wilkinson-v-austin","term":"2004","title":"Does Ohio's supermax placement process satisfy due process?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 20, lines 41-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/04-495.pdf","page_label":"file page 20, lines 41-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 20, lines 49-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/04-495.pdf","page_label":"file page 20, lines 49-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 29, lines 15-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/04-495.pdf","page_label":"file page 29, lines 15-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/04-495.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 55, lines 21-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/04-495.pdf","page_label":"file page 55, lines 21-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 57, lines 15-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/04-495.pdf","page_label":"file page 57, lines 15-31"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}