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6 , 442 U. S. 92, 93–94 (1979) (per curiam); Duke Power Co. v. Greenwood County, 299 U. S. 259, 267 (1936) (per curiam); see also S. Shapiro, K. Geller, T. Bishop, E. Hartnett, & D. Himmelfarb, Supreme Court Practice § 19.5 (11th ed. 2019). We decline ’s invitation to reconsider it. It is so ordered. , concurring in the judgment.

Deborah Laufer has filed hundreds of lawsuits against hotels she has no intention of visiting, claiming that their websites lack accessibility information mandated by a federal regulation. At both parties’ request, this Court agreed to answer a question that has divided the Courts of Appeals: whether plaintiffs like Laufer have standing to bring these claims. The Court decides not to decide that question because, after briefing began, Laufer voluntarily dismissed her claim in the District Court. I would answer this important and recurring question, which, as all agree, we have the authority to do. And, I conclude that Laufer lacks standing.

Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) prohibits discrimination “on the basis of disability in the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of any place of public accommodation,” such as a hotel. 42 U. S. C. §§ 12182(a), 12181(7)(A). Title III defines discrimination to include “a failure to make reasonable modifications” when “necessary to afford … services … or accommodations to individuals with disabilities.” § 12182(b)(2)(A)(ii). To enforce the ADA’s prohibition on discrimination, Title III creates a private cause of action that permits “any person who is being subjected to discrimination on the basis of disability” to sue for violations. § 12188(a)(1). Only injunctive relief and attorney’s fees are available to private litigants. Ibid.; see also §§ 12205, 2000a–3(a). The Attorney General,