[CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS]1LOC[CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS]
We2PPwe
'll3MDwill
hear4VVhear
argument5NNargument
first6RBfirst
this7DTthis
morning8NNmorning
in9INin
Case10NPCase
18-77611CD@card@
,12,,
Guerrero-Lasprilla13NPGuerrero-Lasprilla
versus14CCversus
Ovalles15NPOvalles
and16CCand
Attorney17NPAttorney
General18NPGeneral
Barr19NPBarr
.20SENT.
[MR. HUGHES]21LOC[MR. HUGHES]
Mr22NPMr
.23SENT.
Chief24NPChief
Justice25NPJustice
,26,,
and27CCand
may28MDmay
it29PPit
please30VVplease
the31DTthe
Court32NPCourt
:33::
Section34NPSection
(35((
236LS2
)37))
(38((
D39NPD
)40))
provides41VVZprovide
for42INfor
review43NNreview
of44INof
questions45NNSquestion
of46INof
law47NNlaw
decided48VVNdecide
by49INby
the50DTthe
Board51NPBoard
of52INof
Immigration53NNimmigration
Appeals54NPAppeals
.55SENT.
I56PPI
'll57MDwill
start58VVstart
with59INwith
where60WRBwhere
we61PPwe
and62CCand
the63DTthe
government64NNgovernment
agree65VVPagree
.66SENT.
At67INat
minimum68NNminimum
,69,,
courts70NNScourt
may71MDmay
review72VVreview
whether73INwhether
the74DTthe
Board75NPBoard
identified76VVDidentify
the77DTthe
proper78JJproper
legal79JJlegal
standard80NNstandard
.81SENT.
The82DTthe
government83NNgovernment
agrees84VVZagree
.85SENT.
For86INfor
this87DTthis
review88NNreview
to89TOto
be90VBbe
meaningful91JJmeaningful
and92CCand
not93RBnot
just94RBjust
a95DTa
requirement96NNrequirement
of97INof
correct98JJcorrect
boilerplate99NNboilerplate
,100,,
courts101NNScourt
must102MDmust
determine103VVdetermine
whether104INwhether
the105DTthe
government106NNgovernment
used107VVDuse
the108DTthe
proper109JJproper
standard110NNstandard
.111SENT.
Again112RBagain
,113,,
the114DTthe
government115NNgovernment
agrees116VVZagree
.117SENT.
Review118NPReview
extends119VVZextend
to120TOto
whether121INwhether
"122``"
the123DTthe
Board124NPBoard
actually125RBactually
used126VVDuse
the127DTthe
wrong128JJwrong
standard129NNstandard
.130SENT.
"131''"
Despite132INdespite
acknowledging133VVGacknowledge
this134DTthis
,135,,
the136DTthe
government137NNgovernment
fails138VVZfail
to139TOto
distinguish140VVdistinguish
how141WRBhow
reviewing142VVGreview
whether143INwhether
the144DTthe
Board145NPBoard
actually146RBactually
used147VVDuse
the148DTthe
correct149JJcorrect
standard150NNstandard
is151VBZbe
different152JJdifferent
than153INthan
reviewing154VVGreview
whether155INwhether
the156DTthe
Board157NPBoard
correctly158RBcorrectly
applied159VVDapply
that160DTthat
standard161NNstandard
.162SENT.
In163INin
our164PP$our
view165NNview
,166,,
these167DTthese
inquiries168NNSinquiry
are169VBPbe
effectively170RBeffectively
the171DTthe
same172JJsame
.173SENT.
They174PPthey
use175VVPuse
the176DTthe
same177JJsame
tool178NNtool
,179,,
applying180VVGapply
the181DTthe
correct182JJcorrect
legal183JJlegal
standard184NNstandard
to185TOto
the186DTthe
facts187NNSfact
.188SENT.
To189TOTo
the190DTthe
extent191NNextent
there192EXthere
is193VBZbe
a194DTa
difference195NNdifference
,196,,
the197DTthe
government198NNgovernment
does199VVZdo
not200RBnot
provide201VVprovide
a202DTa
test203NNtest
for204INfor
telling205VVGtell
them206PPthem
apart207RPapart
.208SENT.
Jurisdictional209JJjurisdictional
rules210NNSrule
need211VVPneed
to212TOto
be213VBbe
clear214JJclear
,215,,
but216CCbut
the217DTthe
government218NNgovernment
does219VVZdo
not220RBnot
explain221VVexplain
how222WRBhow
courts223NNScourt
decide224VVPdecide
whether225INwhether
the226DTthe
Board227NPBoard
actually228RBactually
used229VVDuse
the230DTthe
correct231JJcorrect
standard232NNstandard
.233SENT.
Our234PP$our
rule235NNrule
is236VBZbe
clear237JJclear
.238SENT.
There239EXthere
is240VBZbe
no241DTno
judicial242JJjudicial
review243NNreview
over244INover
historical245JJhistorical
facts246NNSfact
,247,,
but248CCbut
there249EXthere
is250VBZbe
review251NNreview
over252INover
their253PP$their
legal254JJlegal
significance255NNsignificance
.256SENT.
The257DTthe
Court258NPCourt
should259MDshould
adopt260VVadopt
this261DTthis
construction262NNconstruction
for263INfor
three264CDthree
reasons265NNSreason
.266SENT.
First267RBfirst
,268,,
it269PPit
accords270VVZaccord
with271INwith
the272DTthe
essential273JJessential
premise274NNpremise
of275INof
judicial276JJjudicial
review277NNreview
which278WDTwhich
the279DTthe
statutory280JJstatutory
text281NNtext
has282VHZhave
unmistakably283RBunmistakably
established284VVNestablish
.285SENT.
Second286RBsecond
,287,,
it288PPit
is289VBZbe
necessary290JJnecessary
for291INfor
Congress292NPCongress
to293TOto
have294VHhave
fully295RBfully
responded296VVNrespond
to297TOto
St298NPSt
.299SENT.
Cyr300NPCyr
.301SENT.
And302CCand
,303,,
third304JJthird
,305,,
it306PPit
is307VBZbe
a308DTa
clear309JJclear
rule310NNrule
which311WDTwhich
is312VBZbe
crucial313JJcrucial
to314TOto
establish315VVestablish
the316DTthe
boundaries317NNSboundary
of318INof
jurisdiction319NNjurisdiction
.320SENT.
Turning321VVGturn
to322TOto
what323WPwhat
Congress324NPCongress
needed325VVDneed
to326TOto
do327VVdo
in328INin
order329NNorder
to330TOto
fully331RBfully
respond332VVrespond
to333TOto
St334NPSt
.335SENT.
Cyr336NPCyr
,337,,
there338EXthere
are339VBPbe
at340INat
least341JJSleast
four342CDfour
separate343JJseparate
points344NNSpoint
that345WDTthat
illustrate346VVPillustrate
Congress347NPCongress
had348VHDhave
to349TOto
create350VVcreate
jurisdiction351NNjurisdiction
for352INfor
the353DTthe
application354NNapplication
of355INof
law356NNlaw
to357TOto
fact358NNfact
.359SENT.
[JUSTICE ALITO]360LOC[JUSTICE ALITO]
Well361UHWell
,362,,
before363INbefore
you364PPyou
get365VVPget
to366TOto
that367DTthat
,368,,
I369PPI
wonder370VVPwonder
if371INif
you372PPyou
have373VHPhave
not374RBnot
read375VVNread
too376RBtoo
much377RBmuch
into378INinto
the379DTthe
government380NNgovernment
's381POS's
statement382NNstatement
that383IN/thatthat
a384DTa
...385:...
that386IN/thatthat
under387INunder
their388PP$their
theory389NNtheory
,390,,
it391PPit
would392MDwould
be393VBbe
permissible394JJpermissible
for395INfor
a396DTa
court397NNcourt
to398TOto
review399VVreview
not400RBnot
just401RBjust
whether402INwhether
the403DTthe
...404:...
the405DTthe
...406:...
the407DTthe
Board408NPBoard
articulated409VVDarticulate
the410DTthe
right411JJright
theory412NNtheory
but413CCbut
whether414INwhether
it415PPit
actually416RBactually
used417VVDuse
the418DTthe
right419JJright
theory420NNtheory
.421SENT.
When422WRBwhen
I423PPI
read424VVPread
that425IN/thatthat
,426,,
I427PPI
thought428VVDthink
what429WPwhat
they430PPthey
were431VBDbe
saying432VVGsay
was433VBDbe
that434DTthat
review435NNreview
would436MDwould
extend437VVextend
to438TOto
those439DTthose
perhaps440RBperhaps
rare441JJrare
situations442NNSsituation
where443WRBwhere
,444,,
although445INalthough
it446PPit
was447VBDbe
in448INin
response449NNresponse
to450TOto
your451PP$your
argument452NNargument
that453IN/thatthat
if454INif
the455DTthe
...456:...
if457INif
the458DTthe
...459:...
if460INif
the461DTthe
right462JJright
standard463NNstandard
was464VBDbe
merely465RBmerely
mentioned466VVNmention
,467,,
that468WDTthat
would469MDwould
be470VBbe
sufficient471JJsufficient
.472SENT.
And473CCand
I474PPI
thought475VVDthink
they476PPthey
were477VBDbe
just478RBjust
saying479VVGsay
that480IN/thatthat
if481INif
it482PPit
was483VBDbe
clear484JJclear
that485IN/thatthat
even486RBeven
though487INthough
the488DTthe
right489JJright
standard490NNstandard
was491VBDbe
mentioned492VVNmention
,493,,
you494PPyou
could495MDcould
see496VVsee
that497IN/thatthat
that498DTthat
was499VBDbe
not500RBnot
at501INat
all502DTall
what503WPwhat
was504VBDbe
being505VBGbe
done506VVNdo
,507,,
that508IN/thatthat
there509EXthere
would510MDwould
be511VBbe
review512NNreview
there513RBthere
.514SENT.
So515RBso
I516PPI
thought517VVDthink
that518DTthat
was519VBDbe
a520DTa
very521RBvery
narrow522JJnarrow
exception523NNexception
.524SENT.
So525RBso
the526DTthe
...527:...
the528DTthe
difference529NNdifference
between530INbetween
what531WPwhat
I532PPI
understood533VVDunderstand
them534PPthem
to535TOto
be536VBbe
arguing537VVGargue
and538CCand
your539PP$your
position540NNposition
was541VBDbe
considerably542RBconsiderably
larger543JJRlarge
than544INthan
what545WPwhat
you546PPyou
suggested547VVDsuggest
to548TOto
start549VVstart
out550RPout
.551SENT.
[MR. HUGHES]552LOC[MR. HUGHES]
Well553UHWell
,554,,
as555INas
Your556PP$your
Honor557NPHonor
suggests558VVZsuggest
,559,,
I560PPI
think561VVPthink
the562DTthe
government563NNgovernment
does564VVZdo
agree565VVagree
that566IN/thatthat
if567INif
the568DTthe
...569:...
the570DTthe
decision571NNdecision
of572INof
the573DTthe
Board574NPBoard
on575INon
the576DTthe
face577NNface
invokes578VVZinvoke
the579DTthe
correct580JJcorrect
standard581NNstandard
,582,,
but583CCbut
a584DTa
reasonable585JJreasonable
reader586NNreader
of587INof
that588DTthat
decision589NNdecision
would590MDwould
appreciate591VVappreciate
that592IN/thatthat
that593DTthat
standard594NNstandard
was595VBDbe
not596RBnot
used597VVNuse
to598TOto
actually599RBactually
decide600VVdecide
the601DTthe
case602NNcase
,603,,
that604IN/thatthat
there605EXthere
would606MDwould
be607VBbe
judicial608JJjudicial
review609NNreview
over610INover
that611DTthat
.612SENT.
Once613RBonce
the614DTthe
government615NNgovernment
agrees616VVZagree
with617INwith
that618IN/thatthat
,619,,
which620WDTwhich
I621PPI
think622VVPthink
they623PPthey
must624MDmust
,625,,
otherwise626RBotherwise
it627PPit
's628VBZbe
judicial629JJjudicial
review630NNreview
in631INin
substance632NNsubstance
...633:...
or634CCor
not635RBnot
in636INin
substance637NNsubstance
at638INat
all639DTall
,640,,
only641RBonly
in642INin
form643NNform
,644,,
once645RBonce
the646DTthe
government647NNgovernment
agrees648VVZagree
with649INwith
that650DTthat
,651,,
they652PPthey
have653VHPhave
n't654RBn't
actually655RBactually
articulated656VVNarticulate
how657WRBhow
that658DTthat
test659NNtest
differs660VVZdiffer
from661INfrom
applying662VVGapply
law663NNlaw
to664TOto
fact665NNfact
.666SENT.
And667CCand
our668PP$our
point669NNpoint
is670VBZbe
that671DTthat
...672:...
[JUSTICE ALITO]673LOC[JUSTICE ALITO]
Well674UHwell
,675,,
I676PPI
think677VVPthink
it678PPit
's679VBZbe
like680INlike
a681DTa
sham682NNsham
.683SENT.
It684PPit
's685VBZbe
a686DTa
sham687JJsham
exception688NNexception
.689SENT.
So690RBso
,691,,
if692INif
that693WDTthat
's694VBZbe
really695RBreally
not696RBnot
what697WPwhat
's698VBZbe
going699VVGgo
on700RPon
,701,,
they702PPthey
're703VBPbe
not704RBnot
really705RBreally
applying706VVGapply
the707DTthe
right708JJright
theory709NNtheory
,710,,
the711DTthe
theory712NNtheory
that713IN/thatthat
they714PPthey
claim715VVPclaim
to716TOto
apply717VVapply
,718,,
there719EXthere
would720MDwould
be721VBbe
review722NNreview
in723INin
that724DTthat
situation725NNsituation
.726SENT.
That727DTthat
's728VBZbe
how729WRBhow
I730PPI
read731VVPread
it732PPit
.733SENT.
Now734RBnow
...735:...
[MR. HUGHES]736LOC[MR. HUGHES]
Oh737UHoh
,738,,
well739UHwell
,740,,
Your741PP$your
Honor742NPHonor
,743,,
I744PPI
...745:...
[JUSTICE ALITO]746LOC[JUSTICE ALITO]
...747:...
Mr748NPMr
.749SENT.
Liu750NPLiu
can751MDcan
correct752VVcorrect
that753DTthat
.754SENT.
[MR. HUGHES]755LOC[MR. HUGHES]
...756:...
I757PPI
think758VVPthink
a759DTa
few760JJfew
things761NNSthing
about762INabout
that763DTthat
.764SENT.
First765RBfirst
,766,,
I767PPI
think768VVPthink
it769PPit
's770VBZbe
very771RBvery
difficult772JJdifficult
to773TOto
distinguish774VVdistinguish
what775WPwhat
makes776VVZmake
for777INfor
a778DTa
sham779JJsham
articulation780NNarticulation
of781INof
the782DTthe
standard783JJstandard
versus784CCversus
not785RBnot
actually786RBactually
looking787VVGlook
to788TOto
determine789VVdetermine
whether790INwhether
it791PPit
was792VBDbe
properly793RBproperly
applied794VVNapply
.795SENT.
How796WRBHow
do797VVPdo
we798PPwe
determine799VVdetermine
if800INif
it801PPit
was802VBDbe
a803DTa
sham804NNsham
?805SENT?
You806PPyou
consider807VVPconsider
what808WPwhat
the809DTthe
right810JJright
standard811NNstandard
is812VBZbe
.813SENT.
You814PPyou
consider815VVPconsider
the816DTthe
facts817NNSfact
.818SENT.
And819CCand
if820INif
the821DTthe
facts822NNSfact
turn823VVPturn
out824RPout
to825TOto
be826VBbe
a827DTa
textbook828NNtextbook
application829NNapplication
of830INof
that831DTthat
standard832NNstandard
,833,,
but834CCbut
the835DTthe
Board836NPBoard
reached837VVDreach
the838DTthe
opposite839JJopposite
conclusion840NNconclusion
,841,,
you842PPyou
would843MDwould
find844VVfind
that845IN/thatthat
it846PPit
was847VBDbe
a848DTa
sham849NNsham
.850SENT.
[JUSTICE ALITO]851LOC[JUSTICE ALITO]
But852CCbut
there853EXthere
's854VBZbe
a855DTa
big856JJbig
difference857NNdifference
between858INbetween
your859PP$your
two860CDtwo
positions861NNSposition
,862,,
and863CCand
it864PPit
has865VHZhave
to866TOto
do867VVdo
with868INwith
the869DTthe
application870NNapplication
of871INof
...872:...
of873INof
the874DTthe
legal875JJlegal
standard876NNstandard
to877TOto
the878DTthe
facts879NNSfact
where880WRBwhere
the881DTthe
...882:...
the883DTthe
legal884JJlegal
standard885NNstandard
requires886VVZrequire
a887DTa
considerable888JJconsiderable
exercise889NNexercise
of890INof
judgment891NNjudgment
,892,,
as893INas
it894PPit
does895VVZdo
with896INwith
equitable897JJequitable
tolling898VVGtoll
,899,,
where900WRBwhere
you901PPyou
have902VHPhave
to903TOto
determine904VVdetermine
whether905INwhether
there906EXthere
's907VBZbe
due908JJdue
diligence909NNdiligence
or910CCor
exceptional911JJexceptional
circumstances912NNScircumstance
.913SENT.
You914PPyou
would915MDwould
say916VVsay
all917DTall
of918INof
that919WDTthat
can920MDcan
be921VBbe
reviewed922VVNreview
.923SENT.
[MR. HUGHES]924LOC[MR. HUGHES]
Well925UHWell
,926,,
Your927PP$your
Honor928NPHonor
,929,,
yes930UHyes
,931,,
but932CCbut
I933PPI
think934VVPthink
to935TOto
the936DTthe
extent937NNextent
there938EXthere
's939VBZbe
a940DTa
difference941NNdifference
,942,,
if943INif
there944EXthere
is945VBZbe
a946DTa
difference947NNdifference
,948,,
it949PPit
's950VBZbe
a951DTa
difference952NNdifference
in953INin
degree954NNdegree
,955,,
but956CCbut
the957DTthe
government958NNgovernment
does959VVZdo
n't960RBn't
provide961VVprovide
a962DTa
way963NNway
to964TOto
distinguish965VVdistinguish
between966INbetween
when967WRBwhen
the968DTthe
degree969NNdegree
is970VBZbe
sufficiently971RBsufficiently
enough972JJenough
to973TOto
say974VVsay
that975IN/thatthat
the976DTthe
standard977NNstandard
was978VBDbe
n't979RBn't
actually980RBactually
used981VVNuse
.982SENT.
But983CCbut
the984DTthe
other985JJother
problem986NNproblem
with987INwith
this988DTthis
is989VBZbe
,990,,
if991INif
that992WDTthat
is993VBZbe
the994DTthe
test995NNtest
that996IN/thatthat
the997DTthe
government998NNgovernment
advances999NNSadvance
,1000,,
it1001PPit
has1002VHZhave
the1003DTthe
effect1004NNeffect
of1005INof
merging1006VVGmerge
the1007DTthe
underlying1008VVGunderlie
merits1009NNSmerit
of1010INof
the1011DTthe
inquiry1012NNinquiry
with1013INwith
the1014DTthe
jurisdictional1015JJjurisdictional
analysis1016NNanalysis
.1017SENT.
The1018DTthe
end1019NNend
result1020NNresult
would1021MDwould
be1022VBbe
there1023EXthere
would1024MDwould
be1025VBbe
jurisdiction1026NNjurisdiction
if1027INif
the1028DTthe
decision1029NNdecision
of1030INof
the1031DTthe
Board1032NPBoard
was1033VBDbe
really1034RBreally
,1035,,
really1036RBreally
wrong1037JJwrong
,1038,,
but1039CCbut
not1040RBnot
if1041INif
it1042PPit
was1043VBDbe
a1044DTa
little1045JJlittle
bit1046NNbit
wrong1047JJwrong
.1048SENT.
And1049CCand
so1050RBso
that1051DTthat
result1052NNresult
would1053MDwould
be1054VBbe
that1055DTthat
you'd1056NNyou'd
...1057:...
you1058PPyou
'd1059MDwould
have1060VHhave
to1061TOto
do1062VVdo
the1063DTthe
merits1064NNSmerit
inquiry1065NNinquiry
to1066TOto
figure1067VVfigure
out1068RPout
even1069RBeven
if1070INif
you1071PPyou
have1072VHPhave
jurisdiction1073NNjurisdiction
over1074INover
the1075DTthe
case1076NNcase
.1077SENT.
[JUSTICE ALITO]1078LOC[JUSTICE ALITO]
Well1079UHWell
,1080,,
suppose1081VVPsuppose
we1082PPwe
...1083:...
we1084PPwe
take1085VVPtake
their1086PP$their
principal1087JJprincipal
argument1088NNargument
,1089,,
which1090WDTwhich
is1091VBZbe
that1092IN/thatthat
this1093DTthis
applies1094VVZapply
...1095:...
the1096DTthe
only1097JJonly
thing1098NNthing
that1099WDTthat
can1100MDcan
be1101VBbe
reviewed1102VVNreview
is1103VBZbe
a1104DTa
pure1105JJpure
question1106NNquestion
of1107INof
law1108NNlaw
,1109,,
all1110DTall
right1111NNright
?1112SENT?
That1113DTthat
's1114VBZbe
a1115DTa
clear1116JJclear
rule1117NNrule
.1118SENT.
Is1119VBZbe
it1120PPit
not1121RBnot
?1122SENT?
[MR. HUGHES]1123LOC[MR. HUGHES]
Yes1124NPYes
,1125,,
and1126CCand
I1127PPI
do1128VVPdo
n't1129RBn't
think1130VVthink
they1131PPthey
actually1132RBactually
stick1133VVPstick
with1134INwith
that1135DTthat
,1136,,
but1137CCbut
that1138WDTthat
would1139MDwould
be1140VBbe
a1141DTa
clear1142JJclear
...1143:...
a1144DTa
clear1145JJclear
rule1146NNrule
.1147SENT.
Yes1148UHyes
,1149,,
Your1150PP$your
Honor1151NPHonor
.1152SENT.
[JUSTICE ALITO]1153LOC[JUSTICE ALITO]
Okay1154NPOkay
.1155SENT.
And1156CCand
under1157INunder
your1158PP$your
interpretation1159NNinterpretation
,1160,,
what1161WPwhat
is1162VBZbe
the1163DTthe
difference1164NNdifference
between1165INbetween
the1166DTthe
degree1167NNdegree
of1168INof
review1169NNreview
that1170WDTthat
is1171VBZbe
permitted1172VVNpermit
in1173INin
the1174DTthe
case1175NNcase
of1176INof
a1177DTa
criminal1178JJcriminal
alien1179NNalien
and1180CCand
the1181DTthe
degree1182NNdegree
of1183INof
review1184NNreview
that1185WDTthat
's1186VBZbe
permitted1187VVNpermit
in1188INin
the1189DTthe
case1190NNcase
of1191INof
a1192DTa
non-criminal1193JJnon-criminal
alien1194NNalien
?1195SENT?
[MR. HUGHES]1196LOC[MR. HUGHES]
So1197RBso
there1198RBthere
...1199:...
[JUSTICE ALITO]1200LOC[JUSTICE ALITO]
It1201PPit
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very1205RBvery
...1206:...
it1207PPit
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slight1210JJslight
,1211,,
right1212RBright
?1213SENT?
[MR. HUGHES]1214LOC[MR. HUGHES]
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Honor1222NPHonor
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to1276TOto
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review1278NNreview
.1279SENT.
[JUSTICE ALITO]1280LOC[JUSTICE ALITO]
Yeah1281NPYeah
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Well1283UHwell
...1284:...
[JUSTICE KAGAN]1285LOC[JUSTICE KAGAN]
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rare1326JJrare
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it1330PPit
?1331SENT?
[MR. HUGHES]1332LOC[MR. HUGHES]
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have1377VHPhave
a1378DTa
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(1381((
21382LS2
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(1384((
D1385NPD
)1386))
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that1388WDTthat
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21394LS2
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(1396((
C1397NPC
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21405LS2
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(1407((
D1408NPD
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written1413VVNwrite
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(1417((
21418LS2
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(1420((
C1421NPC
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(1450((
21451LS2
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(1453((
D1454NPD
)1455))
,1456,,
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...1475:...
[JUSTICE KAGAN]1476LOC[JUSTICE KAGAN]
Could1477MDcould
I1478PPI
take1479VVtake
you1480PPyou
off1481RPoff
...1482:...
[MR. HUGHES]1483LOC[MR. HUGHES]
...1484:...
held1485VVNhold
in1486INin
St1487NPSt
.1488SENT.
Cyr1489NPCyr
.1490SENT.
[JUSTICE KAGAN]1491LOC[JUSTICE KAGAN]
I1492PPI
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.1495SENT.
You1496PPyou
keep1497VVPkeep
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going1701VVGgo
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fact-finding1705JJfact-finding
.1706SENT.
[MR. HUGHES]1707LOC[MR. HUGHES]
So1708RBso
,1709,,
Your1710PP$your
Honor1711NPHonor
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a1713DTa
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(1752((
21753LS2
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B1756NPB
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[JUSTICE KAGAN]1880LOC[JUSTICE KAGAN]
Well1881UHwell
,1882,,
I1883PPI
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n't1885RBn't
even1886RBeven
talking1887VVGtalk
about1888INabout
using1889VVGuse
the1890DTthe
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framework1892NNframework
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I1895PPI
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just1920RBjust
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the1991DTthe
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the1996DTthe
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[MR. HUGHES]2016LOC[MR. HUGHES]
So2017RBso
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[JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR]2308LOC[JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR]
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[MR. HUGHES]2313LOC[MR. HUGHES]
...2314:...
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Section2316NPSection
22317CD2
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D2319NPD
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[JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR]2322LOC[JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR]
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[MR. HUGHES]2434LOC[MR. HUGHES]
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decided2517VVNdecide
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[CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS]2521LOC[CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS]
Well2522UHWell
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but2524CCbut
,2525,,
I2526PPI
...2527:...
I2528PPI
mean2529VVPmean
,2530,,
you2531PPyou
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I2576PPI
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,2578,,
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the2600DTthe
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determinations2606NNSdetermination
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is2612VBZbe
cruel2613JJcruel
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this2615DTthis
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not2618RBnot
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this2620DTthis
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cruel2623JJcruel
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[MR. HUGHES]2639LOC[MR. HUGHES]
Well2640UHWell
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...2643:...
I2644PPI
think2645VVPthink
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something2690NNsomething
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b2706LSb
)2707))
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62709CD6
)2710))
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example2714NNexample
,2715,,
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Twombly2719NPTwombly
instruct2720VVPinstruct
the2721DTthe
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to2723TOto
set2724VVset
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So2734INso
I2735PPI
...2736:...
[JUSTICE GINSBURG]2737LOC[JUSTICE GINSBURG]
But2738CCbut
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n't2740RBn't
...2741:...
we2742PPwe
do2743VVPdo
...2744:...
[MR. HUGHES]2745LOC[MR. HUGHES]
...2746:...
agree2747VVagree
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...2749:...
[JUSTICE GINSBURG]2750LOC[JUSTICE GINSBURG]
...2751:...
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...2789:...
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.2798SENT.
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...2801:...
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...2803:...
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,2815,,
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law2818NNlaw
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undisputed2820JJundisputed
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,2822,,
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.2852SENT.
[MR. HUGHES]2853LOC[MR. HUGHES]
Well2854UHWell
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,2936,,
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[MR. HUGHES]3208LOC[MR. HUGHES]
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[MR. HUGHES]4465LOC[MR. HUGHES]
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[MR. HUGHES]4966LOC[MR. HUGHES]
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[MR. HUGHES]5040LOC[MR. HUGHES]
That's5041NPThat's
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[JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR]5069LOC[JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR]
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[MR. HUGHES]5073LOC[MR. HUGHES]
That5074WDTthat
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[JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR]5078LOC[JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR]
And5079CCand
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?5083SENT?
[MR. HUGHES]5084LOC[MR. HUGHES]
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[JUSTICE KAGAN]5219LOC[JUSTICE KAGAN]
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[CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS]5427LOC[CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS]
Thank5428VVthank
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,5430,,
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.5432SENT.
Mr5433NPMr
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.5436SENT.
[MR. LIU]5437LOC[MR. LIU]
Thank5438VVthank
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[MR. LIU]6583LOC[MR. LIU]
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[JUSTICE GORSUCH]6588LOC[JUSTICE GORSUCH]
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[JUSTICE KAVANAUGH]7049LOC[JUSTICE KAVANAUGH]
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[MR. LIU]7121LOC[MR. LIU]
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[MR. LIU]7291LOC[MR. LIU]
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[JUSTICE BREYER]7598LOC[JUSTICE BREYER]
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[MR. LIU]7653LOC[MR. LIU]
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[JUSTICE BREYER]7677LOC[JUSTICE BREYER]
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[MR. LIU]7680LOC[MR. LIU]
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[JUSTICE BREYER]7698LOC[JUSTICE BREYER]
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[MR. LIU]7783LOC[MR. LIU]
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[MR. LIU]7812LOC[MR. LIU]
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[JUSTICE BREYER]7911LOC[JUSTICE BREYER]
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[MR. LIU]8202LOC[MR. LIU]
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[MR. LIU]8252LOC[MR. LIU]
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[MR. LIU]8622LOC[MR. LIU]
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Thank11806VVthank
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,11813,,
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[MR. HUGHES]11818LOC[MR. HUGHES]
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Thank12400VVthank
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