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The core conflict centers on whether purely legal issues remain live for appeal when a court declines to resolve them at the pretrial stage."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 34, lines 11-53","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2022/22-210_1edg.pdf","page_label":"file page 34, lines 11-53"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2022/22-210_1edg.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-1"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on April 24, 2023."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 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Thomas questioned whether the practice defies standard procedures when parties try cases differently than anticipated at pretrial stages."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 17-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2022/22-210_1edg.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 17-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 43-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2022/22-210_1edg.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 43-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 29-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2022/22-210_1edg.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 29-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 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It clarifies which legal issues survive pretrial motions. The outcome shapes the finality of district court orders. It affects the efficiency of the federal judicial process. It defines the boundary between pretrial and trial-stage adjudication."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 34, lines 11-53","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2022/22-210_1edg.pdf","page_label":"file page 34, lines 11-53"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2022/22-210_1edg.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-1"}]},{"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 17-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2022/22-210_1edg.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 17-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 43-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2022/22-210_1edg.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 43-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 29-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2022/22-210_1edg.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 29-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 45-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2022/22-210_1edg.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 45-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 55-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2022/22-210_1edg.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 55-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 16, lines 9-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2022/22-210_1edg.pdf","page_label":"file page 16, lines 9-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 47-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2022/22-210_1edg.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 47-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 18, lines 17-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2022/22-210_1edg.pdf","page_label":"file page 18, lines 17-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 11-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2022/22-210_1edg.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 11-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 47-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2022/22-210_1edg.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 47-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 7-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2022/22-210_1edg.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 7-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 31-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2022/22-210_1edg.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 31-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 39-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2022/22-210_1edg.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 39-7"}]}],"slug":"2022-22-210-dupree-v-younger","term":"2022","title":"Does denying summary judgment preserve legal issues for appeal?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 34, lines 11-53","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2022/22-210_1edg.pdf","page_label":"file page 34, lines 11-53"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2022/22-210_1edg.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-1"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":"latest_argument_date","updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}