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Recipients argue this forces them to speak against their will."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 37-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-10_h3ci.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 37-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 23-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-10_h3ci.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 23-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 57, lines 17-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-10_h3ci.pdf","page_label":"file page 57, lines 17-29"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on April 22, 2013."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official 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It determines whether recipients must adopt government policies to receive aid. The outcome shapes how federal grants interact with private expression."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 37-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-10_h3ci.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 37-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 23-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-10_h3ci.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 23-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 57, lines 17-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-10_h3ci.pdf","page_label":"file page 57, lines 17-29"}]},{"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 13-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-10_h3ci.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 13-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 33-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-10_h3ci.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 33-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 13-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-10_h3ci.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 13-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 53-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-10_h3ci.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 53-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 7-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-10_h3ci.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 7-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 13, lines 39-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-10_h3ci.pdf","page_label":"file page 13, lines 39-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 13, lines 49-51","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-10_h3ci.pdf","page_label":"file page 13, lines 49-51"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 9-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-10_h3ci.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 9-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 13-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-10_h3ci.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 13-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 13-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-10_h3ci.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 13-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 5-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-10_h3ci.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 5-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 56, lines 49-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-10_h3ci.pdf","page_label":"file page 56, lines 49-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 57, lines 31-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-10_h3ci.pdf","page_label":"file page 57, lines 31-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 7-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-10_h3ci.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 7-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 47-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-10_h3ci.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 47-27"}]}],"slug":"2012-12-10-agency-for-int-l-development-v-alliance-for-open-society-int-l-inc","term":"2012","title":"Can the government force grant recipients to adopt its anti-prostitution policy?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 37-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-10_h3ci.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 37-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 23-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-10_h3ci.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 23-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 57, lines 17-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-10_h3ci.pdf","page_label":"file page 57, lines 17-29"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}