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It shapes how officers handle armed individuals with disabilities. It balances public safety with disability rights."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 39-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1412_o290.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 39-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 29, lines 37-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1412_o290.pdf","page_label":"file page 29, lines 37-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1412_o290.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-23"}]},{"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 10, lines 13-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1412_o290.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 13-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 3-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1412_o290.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 3-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 33-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1412_o290.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 33-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1412_o290.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 45-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1412_o290.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 45-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 27-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1412_o290.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 27-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 49-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1412_o290.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 49-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 35-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1412_o290.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 35-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 23-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1412_o290.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 23-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 3-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1412_o290.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 3-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 3-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1412_o290.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 3-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 15-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1412_o290.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 15-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 23-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1412_o290.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 23-23"}]}],"slug":"2014-13-1412-city-and-county-of-san-francisco-v-sheehan","term":"2014","title":"Does the ADA require police to accommodate armed, violent suspects with disabilities?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 39-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1412_o290.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 39-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 29, lines 37-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1412_o290.pdf","page_label":"file page 29, lines 37-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-1412_o290.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-23"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}