Barrett v. United States

Decided January 14, 2026. Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 24-5774

Congress did not clearly authorize convictions under both 18 U. S. C. §§924(c)(1)(A)(i) and (j) for a single act that violates both provisions—therefore, one act that violates both may spawn only one conviction; the part of the Second Circuit’s judgment that held otherwise is reversed.

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