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The outcome affects how federal courts handle stale claims."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-721.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 32, lines 3-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-721.pdf","page_label":"file page 32, lines 3-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 58, lines 43-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-721.pdf","page_label":"file page 58, lines 43-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 60, lines 15-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-721.pdf","page_label":"file page 60, lines 15-43"}]},{"heading":"How the case got 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State courts must maintain conviction finality. The phrase determines if a petition is stale. This affects the balance between federal and state interests."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-721.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 32, lines 3-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-721.pdf","page_label":"file page 32, lines 3-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 58, lines 43-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-721.pdf","page_label":"file page 58, lines 43-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 60, lines 15-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-721.pdf","page_label":"file page 60, lines 15-43"}]},{"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 5-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-721.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 15-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-721.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 15-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 7-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-721.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 7-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 29-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2005/04-721.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 29-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official 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