In a 5-4 decision split along unusual ideological lines, the Supreme Court clarified how judges should apply a 2018 bill known as the First Step Act, giving thousands of federal inmates serving time for drug offenses new hope of being released from prison
Court also issues separate unanimous opinion in favor of defendants in criminal case involving physicians convicted for illegally prescribing opioids
The Supreme Court on Monday said trial-level judges who are asked to resentence defendants can look at a wide range of factors.Listen to article WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court clarified how judges should apply a 2018 criminal-justice-reform bill, giving thousands of federal inmates serving time for drug offenses new hope of being released from prison.
In a 5-4 decision on Monday split along unusual ideological lines, the high court said trial-level judges who are asked to resentence defendants can look at a wide range of factors, including an inmate’s good behavior and how he or she would have been sentenced under current guidelines.
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