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Florida","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:28.211566Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"}],"case_status":"argued","dek":"Lawrence argues his state application tolls the deadline. Florida says the deadline runs regardless.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 16, lines 31-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 16, lines 31-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 23, lines 47-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 23, lines 47-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 41-51","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 41-51"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2006-10-31T00:00:00Z","maturity":"official_transcript","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2006","official_disposition_urls":[],"official_docket_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/05-8820.html","primary_docket":"05-8820","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T13:06:57.958179Z","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":["The case tests whether a pending state post-conviction application pauses the federal filing deadline. Lawrence claims the deadline stops while his state case is active. Florida claims the deadline continues running. The Court must decide which interpretation applies."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 16, lines 31-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 16, lines 31-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 23, lines 47-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 23, lines 47-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 41-51","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 41-51"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on October 31, 2006."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 23-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 23-27"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["Lawrence wants the Court to pause the federal deadline during his state application.","Florida wants the Court to keep the federal deadline running during his state application."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 16, lines 31-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 16, lines 31-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 23, lines 47-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file 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It affects every prisoner seeking state relief. It clarifies the interaction between state and federal deadlines. It determines the scope of equitable tolling under AEDPA."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 16, lines 31-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 16, lines 31-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 23, lines 47-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 23, lines 47-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 41-51","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 41-51"}]},{"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 14, lines 23-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 23-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 13-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 13-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 35-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 35-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 11-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 11-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 27-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 27-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 3-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 3-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 33-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 33-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 51-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 51-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 21-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 21-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 25-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 25-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 37-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 37-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 13-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 13-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 5-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 5-7"}]}],"slug":"2006-05-8820-lawrence-v-florida","term":"2006","title":"Does a pending state post-conviction application stop the federal filing clock?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 16, lines 31-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 16, lines 31-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 23, lines 47-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 23, lines 47-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 41-51","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2006/05-8820.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 41-51"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}