2025 term · Roberts Court · 8-1
Fernandez v. United States
608 U.S. 411
The record
- Term
- 2025
- Decided
- Issue area
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- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
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- Decision direction
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- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
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- Docket
- 24-556
- U.S. Reports
- 608 U.S. 411
- S. Ct. citation
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- LEXIS citation
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- Opinion by
- Amy Coney Barrett
Holding
A prisoner who collaterally attacks the validity of his conviction must proceed through 28 U. S. C. §2255, not 18 U. S. C. §3582; the supposed invalidity of a conviction is not among the “extraordinary and compelling reasons” that justify compassionate release.
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCD
M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Amy Coney Barrett | Majority |
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| Neil Gorsuch | Majority |
| Brett Kavanaugh | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Special concurrence |
| Ketanji Brown Jackson | Dissent |
Read the opinion
- supremecourt.govSlip opinionThe opinion as released by the Court, in slip form.
- JustiaFull opinion textThe majority, concurring and dissenting opinions as handed down.
- supremecourt.govDocket 24-556Filings, orders and the procedural history on the Court’s own docket.
- OyezCase pageArgument audio and the vote lineup, when Oyez has published them.