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Lead caseDecidedDocket 24-556Opinion May 28

Fernandez v. United States

The Court is considering a federal criminal law question about the scope of a federal statute and its application to the defendant's conduct.

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Docket: 24-556
Status: Decided
Timeline: Opinion May 28
Brief: Detailed

Issue: Criminal Law
Lower court: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Question: Can a federal prisoner use the compassionate release law to get their sentence reduced based on claims that they might be innocent or that their sentence is unfair, even though these same claims would normally have to be raised through habeas corpus?

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DecidedDocket 24-820

Rutherford v. United States

Opinion May 28Open

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DecidedDocket 24-7351

Pitchford v. Burl Cain, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections

Opinion May 28Open

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