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What's At Stake In High Court Compassionate Release Case

By Zachary Newland ( November 6, 2025, 3:22 PM EST) -- On Nov. 12, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Fernandez v. U.S.,[1] a case set to test the interplay of two important postconviction statutes: Title 18 of the U.S. Code, Section 3582(c)(1)(A), involving compassionate release; and Title 28 of the U.S. Code, Section 2255, involving motions to vacate sentences.[2]...

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