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It affects how states protect their citizens from other states."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 33-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-1299_f2bh.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 33-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 34-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-1299_f2bh.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 34-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 16-34","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-1299_f2bh.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 16-34"}]},{"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 32-32","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-1299_f2bh.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 32-32"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 21-32","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-1299_f2bh.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 21-32"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 34-36","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-1299_f2bh.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 34-36"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 7-6","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-1299_f2bh.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 7-6"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 36-16","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-1299_f2bh.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 36-16"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 8-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-1299_f2bh.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 8-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 18-20","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-1299_f2bh.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 18-20"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 23-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-1299_f2bh.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 23-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 27-30","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-1299_f2bh.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 27-30"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 18-30","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-1299_f2bh.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 18-30"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 34-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-1299_f2bh.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 34-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 7-16","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-1299_f2bh.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 7-16"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 25-32","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-1299_f2bh.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 25-32"}]}],"slug":"2018-17-1299-franchise-tax-bd-of-cal-v-hyatt","term":"2018","title":"Can states sue other states in federal court?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 33-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-1299_f2bh.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 33-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 34-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-1299_f2bh.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 34-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 16-34","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-1299_f2bh.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 16-34"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}