Concepcion v. United States

Decided June 27, 2022. Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 20-1650 · 597 U.S. 481 · Cited 110 times

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.

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