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It clarifies when a completed assessment ends a legal dispute. It sets the bar for satisfying court orders regarding member communications."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 39-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1121.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 39-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 29, lines 35-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1121.pdf","page_label":"file page 29, lines 35-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1121.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 45, lines 3-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1121.pdf","page_label":"file page 45, lines 3-23"}]},{"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 7-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1121.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 13-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1121.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 13-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 35-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1121.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 35-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 41-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1121.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 41-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 7-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1121.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 7-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 29-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1121.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 29-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 21-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1121.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 21-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 39-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1121.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 39-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 13-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1121.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 13-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 25-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1121.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 25-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 45-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1121.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 45-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 21-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1121.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 21-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 7-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1121.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 7-11"}]}],"slug":"2011-10-1121-knox-v-service-employees","term":"2011","title":"Does a union's refund notice satisfy a court order?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 39-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1121.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 39-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 29, lines 35-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1121.pdf","page_label":"file page 29, lines 35-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1121.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 45, lines 3-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1121.pdf","page_label":"file page 45, lines 3-23"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}