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Supreme Court · SCOTUS
Rutherford v. United States
No. 24-820Supreme Court of the United States
Judgment Issued.
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Official outcomeAdjudged to be AFFIRMED.
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- Decision date
- May 28, 2026
- Opinion author
- AB
- October Term
- 2025
- Docket
- No. 24-820
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Judgment Issued.
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- First added here
- August 10, 2026
- Last entry
- June 29, 2026
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Decision and docket history
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Docket entry
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Barrett, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kagan and Jackson, JJ., joined. VIDED.
Docket entry
When Congress declines to make a sentencing amendment retroactive—as with the change to 18 U. S. C. §924(c)—the resulting sentencing disparity cannot serve as an “extraordinary and compelling” reason that warrants a sentence reduction under §3582(c)(1)(A)(i). [608/2]
Open court document ↗Docket entry
Argued. For petitioner in 24-820: David C. Frederick, Washington, D. C. For petitioner in 24-860: David A. O'Neil, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Eric J. Feigin, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. VIDED.
Docket entry
Reply of petitioner Johnnie Markel Carter filed (as to 24-860). (Distributed)
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Reply of petitioner Daniel Rutherford filed (as to 24-820). (Distributed)
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Motion for divided argument filed by petitioners GRANTED. VIDED.
Docket entry
CIRCULATED
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Motion for divided argument filed by petitioners Johnnie Markel Carter. VIDED.
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Record received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and available with the Clerk.
Docket entry
Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Docket entry
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Johnnie Markel Carter GRANTED.
Docket entry
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Daniel Rutherford GRANTED.
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Brief amici curiae of Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM), et al. filed. VIDED.
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Brief amicus curiae of New York Council of Defense Lawyers (NYCDL) filed. VIDED.
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Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Federal Defenders filed. VIDED.
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Brief amici curiae of Former Commissioners of the United States Sentencing Commission in support of neither party filed. VIDED.
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Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. VIDED.
Open court document ↗Rulings in this case over time
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3 entries, oldest first.
· Supreme Court of the United States
Granted
The court's record, as written
Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 24-860 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED.
Outcome words in this text: GRANTED.
· Supreme Court of the United States
Affirmed
The court's record, as written
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Barrett, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kagan and Jackson, JJ., joined. VIDED.
Outcome words in this text: AFFIRMED.
· Supreme Court of the United States
Other
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Judgment Issued.
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AudioOral argument audio: Rutherford v. United States (No. 24-820)
Supreme Court of the United States · November 12, 2025
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Supreme Court of the United States · November 12, 2025
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