Barrett v. United States, USC

FROM THE  ABA CRIMINAL JUSTICE UPDATE, January 15. 2026.

The U.S. Supreme Court Decision, Barrett v United States was argued on October 2, 2025 and decided on January 14, 2026.

SUMMARY;

Barrett v. United States – Justice Jackson delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II, III, IV–A, and IV–B, and an opinion with respect to Part IV–C, in which Chief Justice Roberts, and Justices Sotomayor and Kagan joined. Justice Gorsuch filed an opinion concurring in part.

Summary: Congress did not clearly authorize convictions under both 18 U. S. C. §§924(c)(1)(A)(i) and (j) for a single act that violates both provisions, therefore, one act that violates both may spawn only one conviction; the part of the Second Circuit’s judgment that held otherwise is reversed

SEE DECISION HERE.

ORAL ARGUMENT, OCTOBER 7,2025