Edgardo Esteras, Petitioner v. United States

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Case overview

Case Number:

23-7483

Court:

Supreme Court

Nature of Suit:

Prisoner Petition

  1. June 20, 2025

    Top Court Limits Sentencing Factors For Release Violations

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday limited what factors district judges may consider when sentencing defendants for violating the terms of supervised release, vacating the Sixth Circuit's findings that allowed lower courts to undertake the same analysis for revocation proceedings as primary sentencings.

  2. February 25, 2025

    High Court Mulls Bounds Of Supervised Release Sentencing

    Lower court judges have strayed from what Congress says are the only factors that may be considered when sentencing offenders for violating their supervised release, the Supreme Court heard Tuesday, as the justices address a circuit split regarding the purposes of such sentences.

  3. February 21, 2025

    Up Next At High Court: Straight Discrimination & Trial Rights

    The U.S. Supreme Court will return to the bench Monday to debate whether majority-group plaintiffs should be held to higher evidentiary standards when bringing workplace discrimination claims and whether prisoners are entitled to jury trials when questions about pre-suit requirements are intertwined with the merits of their claims.

  4. October 21, 2024

    High Court Takes Case On Sentencing For Release Infractions

    The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to address a circuit split over what factors judges can consider when sentencing a person for violating conditions of supervised release, an issue estimated to affect thousands of defendants each year.