SCOTUS: Lairy v. United States
Cite as: 608 U. S. ____ (2026) 1 Statement of SOTOMAYOR, J. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES MICHAEL DEWAYNE LAIRY v. UNITED STATES ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT No. 25–821. Decided May 18, 2026 The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Statement of JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR respecting the denial of certiorari. As all agree, petitioner Michael Lairy’s Original document [scotus_case]
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trust 0.95“Cite as: 608 U. S. ____ (2026) 1 Statement of SOTOMAYOR, J. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES MICHAEL DEWAYNE LAIRY v. UNITED STATES ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT No. 25–821. Decided May 18, 2026 The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Statement of JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR respecting the…”
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