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Hamilton Douglas Lanza-Rios v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Hamilton Douglas Lanza-Rios asked the Supreme Court to review a Fifth Circuit judgment and overrule its 1998 decision in *Almendarez-Torres v. United States*.
- Who it affects
- Lanza-Rios did not get Supreme Court review of the Fifth Circuit judgment, and the Court did not decide whether Almendarez-Torres should be overruled.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
Almendarez-Torres is a 1998 Supreme Court decision that Lanza-Rios asked the Court to overrule.
Question presented
Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
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