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The rule allows courts to reopen final judgments only for extraordinary circumstances. The core conflict is whether a party's own strategic choices qualify as such circumstances. the side that brought the case argues the Second Circuit diluted this standard. the opposing side claims the circumstances here clearly meet the rule's requirements."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 35, lines 21-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1259_6k4c.pdf","page_label":"file page 35, lines 21-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1259_6k4c.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-9"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on March 3, 2025."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 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It determines whether strategic litigation choices can serve as grounds for relief. The outcome shapes the finality of judicial decisions and the standards for correcting past errors."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 35, lines 21-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1259_6k4c.pdf","page_label":"file page 35, lines 21-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1259_6k4c.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 27-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1259_6k4c.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 27-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 33-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1259_6k4c.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 33-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 45-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1259_6k4c.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 45-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 53-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1259_6k4c.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 53-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 9-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1259_6k4c.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 9-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 11-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1259_6k4c.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 11-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 21-53","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1259_6k4c.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 21-53"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 13, lines 9-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1259_6k4c.pdf","page_label":"file page 13, lines 9-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 39-53","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1259_6k4c.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 39-53"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 16, lines 19-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1259_6k4c.pdf","page_label":"file page 16, lines 19-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 11-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1259_6k4c.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 11-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 11-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1259_6k4c.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 11-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 41-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1259_6k4c.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 41-1"}]}],"slug":"2024-23-1259-blom-bank-sal-v-honickman","term":"2024","title":"Does a party's own strategic choice count as an extraordinary circumstance to reopen a final judgment?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 35, lines 21-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1259_6k4c.pdf","page_label":"file page 35, lines 21-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1259_6k4c.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-9"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":"latest_argument_date","updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}