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Supreme Court · SCOTUS
Rutherford v. United States
No. 24-820Supreme Court of the United States
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Official dispositionAdjudged to be AFFIRMED.
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- Decision date
- May 28, 2026
- Opinion author
- AB
- October Term
- 2025
- Docket
- No. 24-820
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Judgment Issued.
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- Supreme Court of the United States
- First seen
- Aug 10, 2026
- Last entry
- Jun 29, 2026
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Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Barrett, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kagan and Jackson, JJ., joined. VIDED.
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When Congress declines to make a sentencing amendment retroactive—as with the change to 18 U. S. C. §924(c)—the resulting sentencing disparity cannot serve as an “extraordinary and compelling” reason that warrants a sentence reduction under §3582(c)(1)(A)(i). [608/2]
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Argued. For petitioner in 24-820: David C. Frederick, Washington, D. C. For petitioner in 24-860: David A. O'Neil, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Eric J. Feigin, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. VIDED.
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Reply of petitioner Johnnie Markel Carter filed (as to 24-860). (Distributed)
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Reply of petitioner Daniel Rutherford filed (as to 24-820). (Distributed)
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Motion for divided argument filed by petitioners GRANTED. VIDED.
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CIRCULATED
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Motion for divided argument filed by petitioners Johnnie Markel Carter. VIDED.
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Record received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and available with the Clerk.
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Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Johnnie Markel Carter GRANTED.
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Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Daniel Rutherford GRANTED.
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Brief amici curiae of Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM), et al. filed. VIDED.
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Brief amicus curiae of New York Council of Defense Lawyers (NYCDL) filed. VIDED.
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Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Federal Defenders filed. VIDED.
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Brief amici curiae of Former Commissioners of the United States Sentencing Commission in support of neither party filed. VIDED.
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Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. VIDED.
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