Concepcion v. United States | |
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Argued January 19, 2022 Decided June 27, 2022 | |
Full case name | Carlos Concepcion v. United States |
Docket no. | 20-1650 |
Citations | 597 U.S. ___ (more) 2022 WL 2295029; 2022 U.S. LEXIS 3070 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Holding | |
Section 404(b) of the First Step Act of 2018, 132 Stat. 5222, allows district courts to consider intervening changes of law or fact in exercising their discretion to reduce a sentence. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Sotomayor, joined by Thomas, Breyer, Kagan, Gorsuch |
Dissent | Kavanaugh, joined by Roberts, Alito, Barrett |
Laws applied | |
Fair Sentencing Act First Step Act |
Concepcion v. United States, 597 U.S. ___ (2022), is a United States Supreme Court decision that concerns district courts' ability to consider changes of law or fact in exercising their discretion to reduce a sentence.[1]