Supreme Court Makes Sentencing More Lenient Under First Step Act

The court wrestled with whether a resentencing provision of the First Step Act applied to individuals who were sentenced before the law was enacted.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on May 19, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Supreme Court issued a decision on June 26 that made it easier for some convicts to obtain more lenient sentencing under the First Step Act.

In a 5–4 decision, the justices said a prior sentence could only be considered as such under the law if it hadn’t been vacated.