Whether a district court may consider disparities created by the First Step Act's prospective changes in sentencing law when deciding if 'extraordinary and compelling reasons' warrant a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i)

This case presents the same question that is before the Court in Rutherford v. United States , No. 24-820 (cert. granted June 6, 2025), and Carter v. United States , No. 24-860 ( cert. granted June 6, 2025). For all the reasons set forth in the petitions in Rutherford and Carter , this Court should hold this case pending final resolution of those cases. The question presented is: Whether, as four circuits permit but six others prohibit, a district court may consider disparities created by the First Step Act’s prospective changes in sentencing law when deciding if “extraordinary and compelling reasons” warrant a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i).