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Carter v. United States

Consolidated with:

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
24-860 TBD TBD TBD TBD OT 2024

Issue: Whether the U.S. Sentencing Commission acted within its expressly delegated authority by permitting district courts to consider, in narrowly cabined circumstances, a nonretroactive change in law in determining whether “extraordinary and compelling reasons” warrant a sentence reduction.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
02/11/2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 13, 2025)
02/28/2025Brief amicus curiae of Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) filed.
03/04/2025Brief amici curiae of Clinical Law Professors filed.
03/05/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 13, 2025 to April 14, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
03/06/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 14, 2025.
03/13/2025Brief amici curiae of Former Bureau of Prisons Officials filed.
04/10/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 14, 2025 to May 5, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
04/11/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 5, 2025.
05/05/2025Brief of respondent United States in support filed.
05/12/2025Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
05/13/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025.
05/14/2025Reply of petitioner Johnnie Markel Carter filed. Distributed
05/28/2025Supplemental brief of petitioner Johnnie Markel Carter filed.
06/02/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/5/2025.
06/06/2025Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 24-820 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED.