Petition DENIED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.

Brief amici curiae of The Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice et al. filed.

Waiver of right of respondent Commonwealth of Massachusetts to respond filed.

Brief amicus curiae of The Cato Institute filed.

Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed. (Distributed)

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 16, 2021)

Erich G. Sorenson, Petitioner, represented by Gerard Justin Cedrone

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Respondent, represented by Thomas Edward Bocian

The Cato Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Clark M. Neily III

The Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Alan Evan Schoenfeld

The Rutherford Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by David Joseph Feder