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Type
Concurrence
Author
Sonia Sotomayor
Filed
May 21, 2026
Case
Hamm v. Smith
Case status
Decided
Joined by
Ketanji Brown Jackson

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Opinion Not attributed May 21, 2026
Dissent Clarence Thomas May 21, 2026
Dissent Samuel A. Alito Jr. May 21, 2026