Carter v. United States
Consolidated with Rutherford v. United States (24-820)
Docket No.24-860
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.
Feb 11, 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 13, 2025)Feb 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) filed.Mar 4, 2025Brief amici curiae of Clinical Law Professors filed.Mar 5, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 13, 2025 to April 14, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Mar 6, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 14, 2025.
Mar 13, 2025Brief amici curiae of Former Bureau of Prisons Officials filed.Apr 10, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 14, 2025 to May 5, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.Apr 11, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 5, 2025.
May 5, 2025Brief of respondent United States in support filed.May 12, 2025Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.May 13, 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025.
May 14, 2025Reply of petitioner Johnnie Markel Carter filed. DistributedMay 28, 2025Supplemental brief of petitioner Johnnie Markel Carter filed.Jun 2, 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/5/2025.
Jun 6, 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.
Aug 12, 2025SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. VIDED.
Aug 21, 2025Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Sep 2, 2025Record received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and available with the Clerk.
Sep 30, 2025CIRCULATED
Nov 12, 2025Argued. 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.
Recommended Citation: Carter v. United States, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/carter-v-united-states-2/