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The dispute centers on whether a statute can dismiss a specific, pending lawsuit. the sides that brought the case argue this violates separation of powers. the opposing sides argue Congress controls federal court jurisdiction."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 35, lines 37-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 35, lines 37-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 58, lines 43-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 58, lines 43-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 69, lines 35-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 69, lines 35-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 72, lines 43-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 72, lines 43-27"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on November 7, 2017."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 11-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 11-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 76, lines 29-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 76, lines 29-31"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["the sides that brought the case want the Court to strike down Section 2(b). They argue it unconstitutionally targets their specific lawsuit.","the opposing sides want the Court to uphold Section 2(b). They argue Congress validly stripped federal court jurisdiction."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 35, lines 37-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 35, lines 37-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 58, lines 43-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 58, lines 43-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 69, lines 35-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 69, lines 35-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 72, lines 43-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 72, lines 43-27"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["the sides that brought the case argue Section 2(b) violates separation of powers. They claim Congress cannot direct courts to dismiss a pending case.","the opposing sides argue Congress controls federal court jurisdiction. They claim the statute validly changed the law governing that jurisdiction."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 35, lines 37-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 35, lines 37-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 58, lines 43-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 58, lines 43-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 69, lines 35-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 69, lines 35-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 72, lines 43-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 72, lines 43-27"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Justice Kennedy asked if the result would change without Section 2(b).","Justice Kagan asked if removing five specific words would change the outcome. 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Justice Alito asked for a clear separation-of-powers rule for such statutes."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 47-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 47-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 17-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 17-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 47-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 47-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 7-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 7-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 13-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 13-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 35-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 35-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 29-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 29-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 7-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 7-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 15-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 15-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 51-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 51-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 70, lines 15-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 70, lines 15-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 71, lines 15-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 71, lines 15-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 71, lines 27-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 71, lines 27-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 71, lines 7-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 71, lines 7-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 76, lines 29-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 76, lines 29-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 31-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 31-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 37-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 37-11"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["This case defines the boundary between legislative and judicial power. It determines whether Congress can target specific lawsuits for dismissal. The outcome shapes the independence of federal courts. It affects the stability of property rights and tribal operations. It clarifies the scope of congressional jurisdiction-stripping authority."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 35, lines 37-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 35, lines 37-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 58, lines 43-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 58, lines 43-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 69, lines 35-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 69, lines 35-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 72, lines 43-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 72, lines 43-27"}]},{"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 47-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 47-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 17-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 17-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 47-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-498_pfa1.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 47-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 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