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It determines which errors courts can correct. It affects the finality of legal judgments."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 47-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-5726_4246.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 47-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-5726_4246.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-9"}]},{"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 53-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-5726_4246.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 53-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 17-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-5726_4246.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 17-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 13, lines 15-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-5726_4246.pdf","page_label":"file page 13, lines 15-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 13, lines 45-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-5726_4246.pdf","page_label":"file page 13, lines 45-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 53-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-5726_4246.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 53-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 15, lines 15-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-5726_4246.pdf","page_label":"file page 15, lines 15-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 16, lines 15-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-5726_4246.pdf","page_label":"file page 16, lines 15-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 16, lines 43-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-5726_4246.pdf","page_label":"file page 16, lines 43-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 16, lines 7-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-5726_4246.pdf","page_label":"file page 16, lines 7-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 43-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-5726_4246.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 43-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 11-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-5726_4246.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 11-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 11-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-5726_4246.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 11-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 41-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-5726_4246.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 41-33"}]}],"slug":"2021-21-5726-kemp-v-united-states","term":"2021","title":"Does Rule 60(b)(1) cover legal errors?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 47-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-5726_4246.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 47-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-5726_4246.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-9"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":"latest_argument_date","updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}