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The government argues this process is a sale. The company argues it is a service."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 27-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-1059.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 27-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 13-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-1059.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 13-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 21-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-1059.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 21-39"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on November 4, 2008."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 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21-39"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["The government argues that processing uranium results in merchandise sold in the United States.","The company argues that the transaction is a service, not a sale of goods."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 27-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-1059.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 27-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 13-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-1059.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 13-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 21-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-1059.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 21-39"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Justice Breyer asked about the role of tollers and subcontractors in the process.","Chief Justice Roberts asked the advocate to articulate a precise legal test for the transaction type."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 35-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-1059.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 35-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 7-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-1059.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 7-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 41-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-1059.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 41-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 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processing services. It determines whether such services face antidumping duties. The outcome shapes trade rules for global manufacturing and processing industries."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 27-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-1059.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 27-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 13-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-1059.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 13-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 21-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-1059.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 21-39"}]},{"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 35-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-1059.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 35-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 7-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-1059.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 7-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-1059.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 41-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-1059.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 41-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 21-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-1059.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 21-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 43-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-1059.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 43-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 27-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-1059.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 27-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 43-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-1059.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 43-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 9-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-1059.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 9-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 37-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-1059.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 37-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 41-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-1059.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 41-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 13-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-1059.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 13-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 43-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-1059.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 43-49"}]}],"slug":"2008-07-1059-united-states-v-eurodif-s-a","term":"2008","title":"Does uranium enrichment count as a sale of goods?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 27-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-1059.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 27-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 13-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-1059.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 13-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 21-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-1059.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 21-39"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}