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Cite as:  593 U. S. ____ (2021) 

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GORSUCH, J., concurring 

protracted litigation destined to yield nothing.  It would af-
ford  everyone  interested  in  these  matters  clear  guidance 
about whom they should lobby for new laws.  It would avoid 
the  false  modesty  of  adhering  to  a  precedent  that  seized
power  we  do  not  possess  in  favor  of  the  truer  modesty  of
ceding  an  ill-gotten  gain.  And  it  would  clarify  where  ac-
countability lies when a new cause of action is either cre-
ated or refused:  With the people’s elected representatives.