No. 20-1650

Carlos Concepcion v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2021-05-26
Status: Judgment Issued
Type: Paid
Amici (10) Experienced Counsel
Tags: circuit-split criminal-procedure criminal-resentencing factual-developments first-step-act legal-developments resentencing sentencing sentencing-reduction statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a district court must or may consider intervening legal and factual developments when deciding to impose a reduced sentence under the First Step Act

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether, when deciding if it should “impose a reduced sentence” on an individual under Section 404(b) of the First Step Act of 2018, 21 U.S.C. § 841 note, a district court must or may consider intervening legal and factual developments. ce)

Docket Entries

2022-07-29
JUDGMENT ISSUED
2022-06-27
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/20-1650_new_4gci.pdf'>opinion</a> of the Court, in which Thomas, Breyer, Kagan, and Gorsuch, JJ., joined. Kavanaugh, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito and Barrett, JJ., joined.
2022-01-19
Argued. For petitioner: Charles L. McCloud, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Matthew Guarnieri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
2022-01-07
Reply of petitioner Carlos Concepcion filed. (Distributed)
2021-12-15
Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed)
2021-12-14
CIRCULATED
2021-12-06
The record from the U.S.D.C. Dist. of Massachusetts is electronic and located on Pacer, the Sealed Appendix is filed electronically.
2021-12-06
The record from the U.S.C.A. 1st Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer.
2021-11-22
Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed.
2021-11-22
Brief amici curiae of Criminal Law Scholars filed.
2021-11-22
Brief amici curiae of The District of Columbia, et al., filed.
2021-11-22
Brief amicus curiae of American Conservative Union Foundation filed.
2021-11-22
Brief amici curiae of Due Process Institute, American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Massachusetts, and Southern Poverty Law Center filed.
2021-11-22
Brief amici curiae of Dr. Karen Swanson, Dr. Byron R. Johnson, and Dr. Sung Joon Jang filed.
2021-11-22
Brief amici curiae of The Howard University School of Law Civil Rights Clinic; A New Way of Life Reentry Project filed.
2021-11-22
Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
2021-11-22
Brief amici curiae of FAMM, The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the National Association of Federal Defenders filed.
2021-11-22
Brief amici curiae of Drug Policy Alliance and The Law Enforcement Action Partnership filed.
2021-11-17
Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 1st Circuit.
2021-11-17
ARGUMENT SET FOR Wednesday, January 19, 2022.
2021-11-15
Brief of petitioner Carlos Concepcion filed.
2021-11-01
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
2021-10-22
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Carlos Concepcion.
2021-09-30
Petition GRANTED.
2021-09-09
Reply of petitioner Carlos Concepcion filed. (Distributed)
2021-09-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-08-25
Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
2021-07-20
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 25, 2021.
2021-07-19
Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 26, 2021 to August 25, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-06-22
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 26, 2021.
2021-06-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 25, 2021 to July 26, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-05-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 25, 2021)

Attorneys

American Conservative Union Foundation
John Mercer Masslon II — Amicus
John Mercer Masslon II — Amicus
Americans for Prosperity Foundation
Michael David PepsonAmericans for Prosperity Foundation, Amicus
Michael David PepsonAmericans for Prosperity Foundation, Amicus
Carlos Concepcion
Charles Luther McCloudWilliams & Connolly LLP, Petitioner
Charles Luther McCloudWilliams & Connolly LLP, Petitioner
Lisa Schiavo BlattWilliams & Connolly LLP, Petitioner
Lisa Schiavo BlattWilliams & Connolly LLP, Petitioner
Constitutional Accountability Center
Brianne Jenna GorodConstitutional Accountability Center, Amicus
Brianne Jenna GorodConstitutional Accountability Center, Amicus
Criminal Law Scholars
Dawinder Singh SidhuHopwood & Singhal, PLLC, Amicus
Dawinder Singh SidhuHopwood & Singhal, PLLC, Amicus
Dr. Karen Swanson, Dr. Byron R. Johnson, and Dr. Sung Joon Jang
Joshua Craig McDanielHarvard Law School Religious Freedom Clinic, Amicus
Joshua Craig McDanielHarvard Law School Religious Freedom Clinic, Amicus
Drug Policy Alliance and The Law Enforcement Action Partnership
Vincent Gregory LevyHolwell Shuster & Goldberg, LLP, Amicus
Vincent Gregory LevyHolwell Shuster & Goldberg, LLP, Amicus
Due Process Institute, American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Massachusetts, and Southern Poverty Law Center
Bradley N. GarciaO'Melveny & Myers, LLP, Amicus
Bradley N. GarciaO'Melveny & Myers, LLP, Amicus
FAMM, The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the National Association of Federal Defenders
Andrew John PincusMayer Brown LLP, Amicus
Andrew John PincusMayer Brown LLP, Amicus
The District of Columbia, et al.,
Caroline Sage Van ZileOffice of the Attorney General for D.C., Amicus
Caroline Sage Van ZileOffice of the Attorney General for D.C., Amicus
The Howard University School of Law Civil Rights Clinic; A New Way of Life Reentry Project
Tiffany Regina WrightHoward University School of Law Human and Civil Rights Clinic, Amicus
Tiffany Regina WrightHoward University School of Law Human and Civil Rights Clinic, Amicus
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent