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Cite as:  603 U. S. ____ (2024) 

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ALITO, J., dissenting 

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Today’s decision is puzzling.  Having taken the unusual 
step  of  granting  certiorari  before  Idaho’s  appeal  could  be
heard  by  the  Ninth  Circuit,  the  Court  decides  it  does  not
want to tackle this case after all and thus returns the ap-
peal to the Ninth Circuit, which will have to decide the is-
sue  that  this  Court  now  ducks.    What  is  more,  the  Court 
vacates the stay it issued earlier this year even though the 
majority fails to provide any facially plausible explanation
for doing so.

I  cannot  endorse  this  turn  of  events  and  therefore  re-

spectfully dissent.