From the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section;
Hewitt v. United States
“(Justice Jackson delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II, and III, in which Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Gorsuch joined, and an opinion with respect to Parts IV and V, in which Justices Sotomayor, Kagan and Alito joined. Justice Alito filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Thomas, Kavanaugh and Barrett joined.)”
“Summary: Because a sentence “has … been imposed” for purposes of § 403(b) of the First Step Act only if the sentence is extant, the act’s more lenient penalties apply to defendants whose previous sentences have been vacated and who need to be resentenced following the act’s enactment.”
Gutierrez v Saenz
“(Justice Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court on June 26, 2025. Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Kagan, Kavanaugh and Jackson joined. Justice Barrett filed an opinion concurring in part concurring in the judgment. Justice Thomas filed a dissent. Justice Alito filed a dissent in which Justices Thomas and Gorsuch joined.)”
“Summary: Defendant has standing to bring his §1983 claim challenging Texas’s postconviction DNA testing procedures under the Due Process Clause.”