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Cite as:  595 U. S. ____ (2021) 

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SOTOMAYOR, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part 
Opinion of SOTOMAYOR, J. 

nullified  indirectly  by  them  through  evasive  schemes  . . . 
whether attempted ‘ingeniously or ingenuously.’ ”  Cooper v. 
Aaron, 358 U. S. 1, 17 (1958) (quoting Smith v. Texas, 311 
U. S. 128, 132 (1940)).  Today’s fractured Court evinces no 
such courage.  While the Court properly holds that this suit 
may proceed against the licensing officials, it errs gravely 
in  foreclosing  relief  against  state-court  officials  and  the 
state  attorney  general.    By  so  doing,  the  Court  leaves  all 
manner of constitutional rights more vulnerable than ever 
before, to the great detriment of our Constitution and our 
Republic.