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It determines how Congress structures regulatory bodies. The ruling shapes future appointments of unelected officials."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 21-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-861.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 21-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 31, lines 39-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-861.pdf","page_label":"file page 31, lines 39-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 9-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-861.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 9-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 63, lines 21-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-861.pdf","page_label":"file page 63, lines 21-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 66, lines 49-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-861.pdf","page_label":"file page 66, lines 49-23"}]},{"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 43-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-861.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 43-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-861.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 25-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-861.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 25-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 47-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2009/08-861.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 47-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official 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