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It determines whether courts can correct errors in the initial eligibility screening process. The outcome shapes the balance between agency discretion and individual rights in immigration law."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 32, lines 33-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/20-979_7mi8.pdf","page_label":"file page 32, lines 33-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 23-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/20-979_7mi8.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 23-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 61, lines 15-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/20-979_7mi8.pdf","page_label":"file page 61, lines 15-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 67, lines 11-53","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/20-979_7mi8.pdf","page_label":"file page 67, lines 11-53"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 99, lines 35-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/20-979_7mi8.pdf","page_label":"file page 99, lines 35-9"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. 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