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The core issue is whether these judges can decide state-law claims without violating the Constitution."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 16, lines 10-48","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-179.pdf","page_label":"file page 16, lines 10-48"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 10-16","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-179.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 10-16"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 18-46","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-179.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 18-46"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on January 18, 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It determines who decides state-law claims in bankruptcy. The outcome shapes the structure of the federal judiciary."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 16, lines 10-48","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-179.pdf","page_label":"file page 16, lines 10-48"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 10-16","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-179.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 10-16"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 18-46","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-179.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 18-46"}]},{"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 6-12","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-179.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 6-12"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 48-48","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-179.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 48-48"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 8-16","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-179.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 8-16"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 16-16","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-179.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 16-16"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 20-22","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-179.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 20-22"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 34-42","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-179.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 34-42"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 4-10","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-179.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 4-10"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 46-48","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-179.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 46-48"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 42-50","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-179.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 42-50"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 42-44","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-179.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 42-44"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 48-50","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-179.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 48-50"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 24-4","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-179.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 24-4"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 50-52","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-179.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 50-52"}]}],"slug":"2010-10-179-stern-v-marshall","term":"2010","title":"Can a bankruptcy judge decide a state-law fraud claim?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 16, lines 10-48","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-179.pdf","page_label":"file page 16, lines 10-48"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 10-16","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-179.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 10-16"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 18-46","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-179.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 18-46"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}