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Opinion
Filed
April 20, 2026
Case
District of Columbia v. R.W.
Case status
Decided

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Cite as: 608 U. S. ____ (2026) 1 Per Curiam SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. R.W. ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS No. 25–248. Decided April 20, 2026 PER CURIAM. In the wee hours of a winter morning in Washington, D. C., District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Officer Clifford Vanterpool received a radio dispatc…

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