Supreme Court to Consider Sentence Reductions for Men Convicted of Armed Robbery

Two prisoners argue they would have been entitled to shorter sentences if the First Step Act had existed when they were tried.

The Supreme Court in Washington on April 3, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Supreme Court will consider whether prisoners sentenced before the First Step Act was enacted are entitled to have their sentences reduced to match standards established by the seven-year-old law.

The bipartisan legislation approved by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump in 2018 reformed aspects of the criminal justice system, making it easier for the courts to reduce penalties for certain offenders.