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Justices Fret Over Giving Judges More First Step Act Power

By Phillip Bantz ( November 12, 2025, 4:46 PM EST) -- The U.S. Supreme Court raised concerns Wednesday about spurring a flood of compassionate release motions from prisoners if it allows judges to have wide discretion to find "extraordinary and compelling reasons" to pare down sentences for criminal defendants under the First Step Act....

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