Ron Davis, Acting Warden, Petitioner v. Hector Ayala. — Kennedy, J., Concurring

Summary

Justice Kennedy concurs with the Court’s judgment that Hector Ayala is not entitled to habeas relief, but writes separately to highlight the severe conditions of long‑term solitary confinement that Ayala has endured, noting its historical and psychological harms. The concurrence adds no holding and does not affect the Court’s reversal of the Ninth Circuit’s grant of relief.