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Kansas wants the formula to stay as written. 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It sets the standard for fixing formulas that produce unanticipated allocations. The outcome affects how states manage shared water resources during scarcity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 19-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/126, orig_ppl4.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 19-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/126, orig_ppl4.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 34, lines 35-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/126, orig_ppl4.pdf","page_label":"file page 34, lines 35-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 29-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/126, orig_ppl4.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 29-47"}]},{"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 19-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/126, orig_ppl4.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 19-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/126, orig_ppl4.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 37-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/126, orig_ppl4.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 37-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 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