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EEOC","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:27.420487Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"}],"case_status":"argued","dek":"Kentucky calculates disability pensions using age. The EEOC claims this practice discriminates against older workers.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 23, lines 43-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1037.pdf","page_label":"file page 23, lines 43-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1037.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-5"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2008-01-09T00:00:00Z","maturity":"official_transcript","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2007","official_disposition_urls":[],"official_docket_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/06-1037.html","primary_docket":"06-1037","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T11:50:47.072022Z","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":["Kentucky sets retirement eligibility based on twenty years of service or age fifty-five. The state argues age is a standard factor in all retirement plans. The EEOC contends Kentucky uses age to disadvantage older disabled employees. The Court must decide if this specific calculation method violates federal law."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 23, lines 43-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1037.pdf","page_label":"file page 23, lines 43-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1037.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-5"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on January 9, 2008."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1037.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-17"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["Kentucky wants the Court to reverse the lower court judgment.","The EEOC wants the Court to affirm the lower court judgment."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 23, lines 43-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1037.pdf","page_label":"file page 23, lines 43-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1037.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-5"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["Kentucky argues age is a necessary factor in all retirement plans.","The EEOC argues Kentucky explicitly uses age to disadvantage older workers."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 23, lines 43-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1037.pdf","page_label":"file page 23, lines 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It determines whether age can serve as a factor in these calculations. The outcome affects the financial security of disabled public employees nationwide."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 23, lines 43-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1037.pdf","page_label":"file page 23, lines 43-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1037.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-5"}]},{"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 7-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1037.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 19-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1037.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 19-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 43-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1037.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 43-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 7-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1037.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 7-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 11-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1037.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 11-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 19-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1037.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 19-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 31-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1037.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 31-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 11-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1037.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 11-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 21-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1037.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 21-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 31-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1037.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 31-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 35-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1037.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 35-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 37-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1037.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 37-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 5-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1037.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 5-41"}]}],"slug":"2007-06-1037-kentucky-retirement-systems-v-eeoc","term":"2007","title":"Does Kentucky's disability pension formula violate federal age discrimination law?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 23, lines 43-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1037.pdf","page_label":"file page 23, lines 43-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1037.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-5"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}