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He sought clarity on the final ballot appearance."],"reargument":false,"sequence":1,"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 3-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 3-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 9-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 9-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 23-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 23-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 13-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 13-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 51-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 51-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 9-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 9-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 25-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 25-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 43-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 43-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 21-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 21-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 45-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 45-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 37-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 37-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 15-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 15-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 25-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 25-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 45-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 45-47"}]}],"caption":"Washington State Grange v. Washington State Republican Party","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:35.978269Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"}],"case_status":"argued","dek":"Washington voters adopted a top-two system that lets parties choose nominees but forces them to share the ballot with outsiders.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 9-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 9-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 23-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 23-11"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2007-10-01T00:00:00Z","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/06-713.html","primary_docket":"06-713","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T21:43:28.014347Z","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":["Washington State Grange v. Washington State Republican Party"],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 9-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 9-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 23-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 23-11"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on October 1, 2007."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-21"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["The state wants to keep the top-two system. It wants to force parties to share the ballot with outsiders.","The party wants to stop the forced sharing. It wants to control who appears on its ballot line."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 9-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 9-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 23-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 23-11"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["The state argues the law follows Supreme Court guidance. It claims the system respects party autonomy while allowing outsider access.","The party argues the law strips its core rights. It claims the state turned its right to choose nominees into a mere endorsement."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 9-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 9-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 23-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 23-11"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Justice Scalia asked if the ballot shows party preference for a candidate.","Justice Alito asked if the initiative aimed to change the system minimally after a prior case."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 3-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 3-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 13-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 13-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 51-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 51-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 9-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 9-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 25-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 25-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 43-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 43-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 21-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 21-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 45-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 45-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 37-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 37-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 15-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 15-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 25-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 25-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 45-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 45-47"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["This case defines the balance between party control and voter access. It shapes how states design primary elections. It affects the power of political parties to select their own nominees."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 9-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 9-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 23-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 23-11"}]},{"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 10, lines 3-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 3-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 13-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 13-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 51-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 51-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 9-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 9-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 25-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 25-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 43-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 43-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 21-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 21-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 45-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 45-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 37-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 37-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 15-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 15-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 25-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 25-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 45-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 45-47"}]}],"slug":"2007-06-713-washington-state-grange-v-washington-state-republican-party","term":"2007","title":"Can a state force political parties to share ballot access with non-endorsed candidates?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 9-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 9-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 23-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-713.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 23-11"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}