Try our Advanced Search for more refined results
Tarahrick Terry, Petitioner v. United States
Case Number:
20-5904
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Firms
Companies
Sectors & Industries:
-
June 14, 2021
Sotomayor: It's Congress' Job To Fix Crack Law's 'Injustice'
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a sentencing reform law gives relief only to those serving time in prison for possessing larger quantities of crack, not the smallest amounts. Although she agreed with the result, Justice Sonia Sotomayor called on Congress to fix the "injustice."
-
May 04, 2021
Justices Press DOJ Over 180 In Crack Case
The Biden administration's 180-degree turn in a case about crack sentencing disparities appears to have caught several U.S. Supreme Court justices off guard, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett pressing a government attorney during oral arguments Tuesday to explain the Department of Justice's process for changing positions.
-
March 19, 2021
Justices Tap Atty Suing Harvard As Amicus In Criminal Case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday asked Adam Mortara, one of the lead lawyers in the anti-affirmative action lawsuit against Harvard, to step in as amicus counsel in a case over sentence reductions for offenses involving crack — his third time filling such a role at the court.
-
March 15, 2021
Biden DOJ Changes High Court Position On Sentence Relief
The Biden administration told the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that it will no longer argue that people serving time in prison for low-level crack offenses are ineligible for reduced sentences under the First Step Act of 2018, abandoning the Trump administration's strict reading of the criminal justice reform law.
-
February 22, 2021
First Step Act's Authors Tell Justices Courts Are Misreading It
The senators who wrote the First Step Act of 2018 have told the Supreme Court that they did not intend to exclude low-level crack offenders from the law's sentencing relief, contrary to the findings of some circuit courts across the country.