Supreme Court Will Hear Dispute Over First Step Act Sentence Reductions

The offenders argue that the Fifth Circuit was wrong to deny them relief that could reduce their lengthy sentences.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on June 20, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether three offenders dubbed the “Scarecrow Bandits,” whose crimes predate a Trump-era criminal justice reform law, should benefit from the law’s lower mandatory minimum sentences.

The nickname for the individuals originated with FBI agents who said during early robberies that the offenders dressed in loose shirts and floppy hats.