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It affects how judges calculate additional time. It impacts the rights of people on supervised release. It clarifies the role of the jury in sentencing."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 35, lines 13-16","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-1672_4fbi.pdf","page_label":"file page 35, lines 13-16"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 16-26","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-1672_4fbi.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 16-26"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. 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