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The core issue is whether the absence of a hearing date invalidates the document for stop-time rule purposes."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 37, lines 39-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/17-459_00m5.pdf","page_label":"file page 37, lines 39-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/17-459_00m5.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 68, lines 15-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/17-459_00m5.pdf","page_label":"file page 68, lines 15-15"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on April 23, 2018."],"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/2017/17-459_00m5.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 11-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 69, lines 17-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/17-459_00m5.pdf","page_label":"file page 69, lines 17-19"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["the side that brought the case wants the Court to hold that a notice without a hearing date does not trigger the stop-time rule.","The government wants the Court to hold that a notice without a hearing date still triggers the stop-time rule."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 37, lines 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The outcome affects eligibility for relief based on long-term residence in the United States."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 37, lines 39-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/17-459_00m5.pdf","page_label":"file page 37, lines 39-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/17-459_00m5.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 68, lines 15-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/17-459_00m5.pdf","page_label":"file page 68, lines 15-15"}]},{"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 35-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/17-459_00m5.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 35-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 47-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/17-459_00m5.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 47-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 31-53","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/17-459_00m5.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 31-53"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 13, lines 37-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/17-459_00m5.pdf","page_label":"file page 13, lines 37-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 11-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/17-459_00m5.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 11-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 13-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/17-459_00m5.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 13-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 33-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/17-459_00m5.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 33-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 69, lines 17-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/17-459_00m5.pdf","page_label":"file page 69, lines 17-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 51-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/17-459_00m5.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 51-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 11-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/17-459_00m5.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 11-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 19-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/17-459_00m5.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 19-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 23-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/17-459_00m5.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 23-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 33-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/17-459_00m5.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 33-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 9-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/17-459_00m5.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 9-19"}]}],"slug":"2017-17-459-fonseca-pereira-v-sessions","term":"2017","title":"Does a missing hearing date stop the clock on an immigrant's continuous presence?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 37, lines 39-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/17-459_00m5.pdf","page_label":"file page 37, lines 39-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/17-459_00m5.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 68, lines 15-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/17-459_00m5.pdf","page_label":"file page 68, lines 15-15"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}