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2. Five to Three....

Tue Jun 30, 2026, 10:51 AM

20 hrs ago

ROBERTS, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which
SOTOMAYOR,
KAGAN,
BARRETT, and
JACKSON, JJ., joined.

JACKSON, J.,
filed a concurring opinion, in which SOTOMAYOR, J., joined as to the introduction and Part I.

KAVANAUGH, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment and dissenting in part.

THOMAS, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which
GORSUCH, J., joined.

ALITO, J., and GORSUCH, J., filed dissenting
opinions.

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