Supreme Court Limits Factors Courts May Consider When Revoking Supervised Release

The high court ruled in favor of alleged supervised release violators after a federal appeals court ruled against them.
Supreme Court Limits Factors Courts May Consider When Revoking Supervised Release
Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett poses for a photo at the Supreme Court in Washington on April 23, 2021. Erin Schaff/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
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On June 20, the Supreme Court voted 7–2 to limit the factors that judges are allowed to consider when revoking supervised release.

The court majority, which ruled in favor of alleged supervised release violators, said in the complex ruling that judges must base such decisions on reasons specifically spelled out in a federal supervised release law, as opposed to a federal sentencing law.