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It determines whether lab reports require live testimony. The outcome affects how prosecutors prove scientific evidence in criminal trials. It shapes the balance between trial efficiency and defendant rights."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 45-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-591.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 45-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-591.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 48, lines 39-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-591.pdf","page_label":"file page 48, lines 39-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 57, lines 19-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-591.pdf","page_label":"file page 57, lines 19-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 58, lines 5-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-591.pdf","page_label":"file page 58, lines 5-37"}]},{"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 9-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-591.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 9-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 45-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-591.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 45-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 13, lines 5-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-591.pdf","page_label":"file page 13, lines 5-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/07-591.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official 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