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SCOTUS Slams the Backdoor on Post-Conviction Relief: First Step Act and AEDPA Rulings Demand a New Defense Playbook

Finality Over Fairness: The First Step Act Gets Gutted For the past few years, federal criminal defense attorneys have effectively used the compassionate release provision of the First Step Act as a vital equitable tool. When Congress declined to mak...

15 Sept 2026First Step Act, Compassionate Release

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