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Justices Can Fix Circuit Split On Compassionate Release

By Matthew Santoni ( July 29, 2025, 4:22 PM EDT) -- The First Step Act drastically reduced the mandatory minimum sentences for certain federal crimes, but it will be up to the U.S. Supreme Court to settle a 6-4 circuit split over whether courts can consider those changes when weighing a prisoner's compassionate release, attorneys tell Law360....

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