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It determines whether citizens can sue officers personally for skipping Miranda warnings. The outcome shapes the balance between police accountability and operational freedom."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 38, lines 43-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-499_bqmc.pdf","page_label":"file page 38, lines 43-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-499_bqmc.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 53, lines 29-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-499_bqmc.pdf","page_label":"file page 53, lines 29-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 65, lines 11-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-499_bqmc.pdf","page_label":"file page 65, lines 11-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 81, lines 31-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-499_bqmc.pdf","page_label":"file page 81, lines 31-45"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. 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