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Lynch argues the court lacks jurisdiction to review that specific denial."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 18-38","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/14-185_6kg7.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 18-38"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 23, lines 30-28","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/14-185_6kg7.pdf","page_label":"file page 23, lines 30-28"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 18-32","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/14-185_6kg7.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 18-32"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on April 29, 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It determines whether courts can correct legal errors in agency scheduling decisions. The outcome shapes the balance between agency discretion and judicial oversight."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 18-38","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/14-185_6kg7.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 18-38"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 23, lines 30-28","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/14-185_6kg7.pdf","page_label":"file page 23, lines 30-28"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 18-32","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/14-185_6kg7.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 18-32"}]},{"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 40-44","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/14-185_6kg7.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 40-44"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 12-20","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/14-185_6kg7.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 12-20"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 46-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/14-185_6kg7.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 46-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 14-18","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/14-185_6kg7.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 14-18"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 22-32","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/14-185_6kg7.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 22-32"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 8-16","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/14-185_6kg7.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 8-16"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 34-44","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/14-185_6kg7.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 34-44"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 16-16","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/14-185_6kg7.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 16-16"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 20-34","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/14-185_6kg7.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 20-34"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 16-24","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/14-185_6kg7.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 16-24"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 44-46","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/14-185_6kg7.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 44-46"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 8-12","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/14-185_6kg7.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 8-12"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 6-14","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/14-185_6kg7.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 6-14"}]}],"slug":"2014-14-185-mata-v-lynch","term":"2014","title":"Can a court review a board's denial of a deadline extension?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 18-38","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/14-185_6kg7.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 18-38"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 23, lines 30-28","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/14-185_6kg7.pdf","page_label":"file page 23, lines 30-28"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 18-32","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2014/14-185_6kg7.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 18-32"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}