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It affects how buyers seek redress for alleged price-fixing. 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Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 11-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-271_d18f.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 11-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 51-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-271_d18f.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 51-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 37-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-271_d18f.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 37-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 21-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-271_d18f.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 21-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 43-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-271_d18f.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 43-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 15-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-271_d18f.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 15-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 21-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-271_d18f.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 21-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 45-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-271_d18f.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 45-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 7-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-271_d18f.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 7-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 15-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-271_d18f.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 15-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 25-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-271_d18f.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 25-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 3-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-271_d18f.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 3-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 33-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-271_d18f.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 33-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 39-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-271_d18f.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 39-39"}]}],"slug":"2014-13-271-oneok-inc-v-learjet-inc","term":"2014","title":"Does federal law block state antitrust suits against gas sellers?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 18, lines 27-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-271_d18f.pdf","page_label":"file page 18, lines 27-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 31-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-271_d18f.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 31-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-271_d18f.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 45, lines 29-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-271_d18f.pdf","page_label":"file page 45, lines 29-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 15-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/13-271_d18f.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 15-1"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}