(ORDER LIST: 608 U.S.)

MONDAY, MAY 18, 2026

APPEAL -- SUMMARY DISPOSITION

25-234 BD. OF ELECTION COMM'RS, ET AL. V. NAACP, ET AL.

The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the

United States District Court for the Southern District of

Mississippi for further consideration in light of Louisiana v.

Callais, 608 U. S. ___ (2026). Justice Jackson, dissenting:

This case presents only the question of Section 2’s private

enforceability, which our decision in Louisiana v. Callais,

608 U. S. ___ (2026), did not address. Thus I see no basis for

vacating the lower court’s judgment. Instead, in light of Morse

v. Republican Party of Va., 517 U. S. 186 (1996), I would

summarily affirm.

CERTIORARI -- SUMMARY DISPOSITION

25-253 TURTLE MOUNTAIN BAND, ET AL. V. HOWE, SEC. OF STATE OF ND

The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The

judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United

States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit for further

consideration in light of Louisiana v. Callais, 608 U. S. ___

(2026). Justice Jackson, dissenting: This case presents only

the question of Section 2’s private enforceability, which our

decision in Louisiana v. Callais, 608 U. S. ___ (2026), did not

address. Thus I see no basis for vacating the lower court’s

judgment. Instead, in light of Morse v. Republican Party of

Va., 517 U. S. 186 (1996), I would summarily reverse.

ORDERS IN PENDING CASES

25A572 BUENAVENTURA, IAN V. BUOT, LESLIE

The application for stay addressed to Justice Alito and

referred to the Court is denied.

25M72 ABRAHAM, ROBYN V. LEIGH, ABBY

The motion to direct the Clerk to file a petition for a writ

of certiorari out of time is denied.

25M73 LAVERGNE, BRANDON S. V. LAVESPERE, RANDY, ET AL.

The motion for leave to proceed as a veteran is denied.

25M74 CANNON, JOHNNIE A. V. UNITED STATES

25M75 CAMPO, YESIT, ET AL. V. UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., ET AL.

The motions for leave to file petitions for writs of

certiorari with the supplemental appendices under seal are

granted.

25M76 IN RE SEALED PETITIONER

The motion for leave to file a petition for a writ of

mandamus under seal is denied.

25M77 PEREZ, ALEJANDRO E. V. DISNEY CORP., ET AL.

The motion for leave to proceed as a veteran is denied.

25M78 RAY, ANNIE L. V. COLUMBIA SCH. DIST., ET AL.

25M79 FRANK, KENNETH A. V. SATZ, MICHAEL J., ET AL.

25M80 REED, PATRICK N. V. RYAN, SHANE, ET AL.

The motions to direct the Clerk to file petitions for writs

of certiorari out of time are denied.

25-735 JOHNSON, FLOYD D. V. UNITED STATES CONGRESS

The motion of petitioner to dispense with printing the joint

appendix is granted.

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 prison sentence for unlawful handgun possession was five years longer than the applicable statutory maximum. When Lairy filed a motion under 28 U. S. C. §2255 seeking relief from that sentence, however, the Government argued, and the courts below held, that Lairy’s §2255 motion was untimely.

As the Government now informs this Court, its decision to invoke that statute-of-limitations defense below was an “inadverten[t]” error. Brief in Opposition 6. The Government represents that it has a policy of waiving such defenses in cases involving “undisputed legal ineligibility for an enhanced noncapital sentence—that is, a sentence above the applicable statutory maximum.” Id., at 5–6. Thus, it promised to “correct its oversight by waiving the limitations defense in district court.” Id., at 6. Shortly thereafter, the District Court granted Lairy’s §2255 motion and released him. In light of the Government’s policy, and the fact that Lairy has now received all the relief he requested in his §2255 motion, I concur in the denial of certiorari.