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The core issue is whether a federal court can compel a state to move a prisoner for a medical test."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 22, lines 53-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-511_71o9.pdf","page_label":"file page 22, lines 53-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-511_71o9.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 40, lines 47-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-511_71o9.pdf","page_label":"file page 40, lines 47-45"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on April 26, 2022."],"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/2021/21-511_71o9.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 11-21"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["the side that brought the case wants the federal court to keep the order moving the inmate for a medical test.","The state wants the Supreme Court to cancel the order forcing the prisoner transport."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 22, lines 53-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-511_71o9.pdf","page_label":"file page 22, lines 53-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-511_71o9.pdf","page_label":"file page 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It determines if federal courts can direct state officials to move prisoners for medical needs. The outcome shapes the balance of power between federal and state systems."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 22, lines 53-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-511_71o9.pdf","page_label":"file page 22, lines 53-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-511_71o9.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 40, lines 47-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-511_71o9.pdf","page_label":"file page 40, lines 47-45"}]},{"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 17-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-511_71o9.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 17-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 41-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-511_71o9.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 41-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 25-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-511_71o9.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 25-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 13, lines 27-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-511_71o9.pdf","page_label":"file page 13, lines 27-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 11-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-511_71o9.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 11-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 16, lines 35-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-511_71o9.pdf","page_label":"file page 16, lines 35-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 17-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-511_71o9.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 17-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 9-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-511_71o9.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 9-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 11-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-511_71o9.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 11-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 33-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-511_71o9.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 33-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 53-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-511_71o9.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 53-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 15-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-511_71o9.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 15-19"}]}],"slug":"2021-21-511-shoop-v-twyford","term":"2021","title":"Can a federal court force a state to move a prisoner for a medical test?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 22, lines 53-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-511_71o9.pdf","page_label":"file page 22, lines 53-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-511_71o9.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 40, lines 47-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-511_71o9.pdf","page_label":"file page 40, lines 47-45"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":"latest_argument_date","updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}