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This statute limits duplicate lawsuits. The tribe wants a new trial. The government wants to block it."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 43-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-846.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 43-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-846.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-15"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on November 1, 2010."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-846.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-17"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["The tribe wants a second trial.","The 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It affects tribal litigation rights. It clarifies federal court jurisdiction."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 43-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-846.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 43-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-846.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-15"}]},{"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 27-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-846.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 27-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 23-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-846.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 23-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 15-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-846.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 15-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 27-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-846.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 27-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 13, lines 29-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-846.pdf","page_label":"file page 13, lines 29-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-846.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-846.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 33-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-846.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 33-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 43-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-846.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 43-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 3-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-846.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 3-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 43-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-846.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 43-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 13-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-846.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 13-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 31-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-846.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 31-41"}]}],"slug":"2010-09-846-united-states-v-tohono-o-odham-nation","term":"2010","title":"Can a tribe sue twice for the same cotton loss?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 43-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-846.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 43-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-846.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-15"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}