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The tribe wants access to legal advice. The government wants to keep that advice secret."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 39-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-382.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 39-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-382.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-31"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on April 20, 2011."],"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/2010/10-382.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-17"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["The government wants to keep legal 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It determines whether tribes can audit their managers. It affects how federal agencies handle tribal trust funds."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 39-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-382.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 39-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-382.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-31"}]},{"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 23-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-382.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 23-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 3-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-382.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 3-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 47-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-382.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 47-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 7-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-382.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 7-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 11-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-382.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 11-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 33-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-382.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 33-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 47-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-382.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 47-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-382.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 33-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-382.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 33-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 25-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-382.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 25-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 51-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-382.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 51-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 45-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-382.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 45-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 33-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-382.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 33-41"}]}],"slug":"2010-10-382-united-states-v-jicarilla-apache-nation","term":"2010","title":"Must the government share legal advice with tribes it manages?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 39-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-382.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 39-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/10-382.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-31"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}