Final Orders List

The U.S. Supreme Court issued the last regular orders list of the term today. The court took up two cases on resentencing under First Step Act (which should have been titled the False Step Act or perhaps the Misstep Act). If a federal criminal sentenced before the Act gets a resentencing for some reason, does he get the benefit of the Act’s softer sentencing?

There will be a few orders lists during the summer recess, but they will likely be procedural matters, not decisions on whether to take up a new case.

The new cases are Hewitt v. United States, No. 23-1002 and Duffey v. United States, No. 23-1150.