Low-level Crack Offenders Are Not Covered Under First Step Act, Says Unanimous Supreme Court
Low-level crack cocaine defendants are not included in the Trump-era First Step Act that reduced some prison sentences, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously this morning.
The court’s opinion in Terry v. U.S., court file 20-5904, written by Justice Clarence Thomas, is a defeat for the Biden administration which had argued such offenders should be covered under the 2018 statute. Justice Sonia Sotomayor concurred in the result and in part of the opinion.-- More...
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