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The government wants labor boards to control these decisions."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 34, lines 21-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-367_5he6.pdf","page_label":"file page 34, lines 21-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 23-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-367_5he6.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 23-7"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on April 23, 2024."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 11-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-367_5he6.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 11-21"}]},{"heading":"What each side 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It shapes the balance of power between courts and agencies."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 34, lines 21-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-367_5he6.pdf","page_label":"file page 34, lines 21-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 23-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-367_5he6.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 23-7"}]},{"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 9-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-367_5he6.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 9-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 29-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-367_5he6.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 29-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 45-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-367_5he6.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 45-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 9-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-367_5he6.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 9-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 17-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-367_5he6.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 17-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 15, lines 31-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-367_5he6.pdf","page_label":"file page 15, lines 31-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 15, lines 39-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-367_5he6.pdf","page_label":"file page 15, lines 39-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 16, lines 11-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-367_5he6.pdf","page_label":"file page 16, lines 11-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 11-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-367_5he6.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 11-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 45-53","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-367_5he6.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 45-53"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 9-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-367_5he6.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 9-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 33-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-367_5he6.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 33-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 27-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-367_5he6.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 27-37"}]}],"slug":"2023-23-367-starbucks-corp-v-mckinney","term":"2023","title":"Can district courts apply standard injunction tests to labor disputes?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 34, lines 21-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-367_5he6.pdf","page_label":"file page 34, lines 21-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 23-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-367_5he6.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 23-7"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":"latest_argument_date","updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}