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The government contends the statute limits district courts to discrimination claims only."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 15-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-184.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 15-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-184.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-3"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on October 2, 2012."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-184.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-15"}]},{"heading":"What each side 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It affects the procedural path for federal employees seeking judicial review. It shapes the balance between agency and judicial oversight."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 15-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-184.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 15-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-184.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-3"}]},{"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 13-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-184.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 13-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 31-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-184.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 31-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 43-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-184.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 43-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-184.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 5-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-184.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 5-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 41-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-184.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 41-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 9-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-184.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 9-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 15-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-184.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 15-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 49-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-184.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 49-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 29-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-184.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 29-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 45-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-184.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 45-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 49-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-184.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 49-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 47-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-184.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 47-7"}]}],"slug":"2012-11-184-kloeckner-v-solis","term":"2012","title":"Can federal courts hear mixed civil service and discrimination claims?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 15-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-184.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 15-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-184.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-3"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}