Argued

No. 24-860

Johnnie Markel Carter v. United States

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

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Docket Entries

Argued. For petitioner in 24-820: David C. Frederick, Washington, D. C. For petitioner in 24-860: David A. O'Neil, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Eric J. Feigin, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. VIDED.

CIRCULATED

Record received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and available with the Clerk.

Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. VIDED.

Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 24-820 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/5/2025.

Supplemental brief of petitioner Johnnie Markel Carter filed.

Reply of petitioner Johnnie Markel Carter filed. Distributed

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025.

Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.

Brief of respondent United States in support filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 5, 2025.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 14, 2025 to May 5, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.

Brief amici curiae of Former Bureau of Prisons Officials filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 14, 2025.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 13, 2025 to April 14, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.

Brief amici curiae of Clinical Law Professors filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 13, 2025)

Parties

Johnnie Markel Carter, Petitioner, represented by David A. O'Neil

United States, Respondent, represented by D. John Sauer

Amici Curiae

Clinical Law Professors, Amicus Curiae, represented by Erica Kristine Zunkel

FAMM, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jarrod Lee Schaeffer

Former Bureau of Prisons Officials, Amicus Curiae, represented by Scott P. Lewis

Former Commissioners of the United States Sentencing Commission, Amicus Curiae, represented by Joshua Adam Matz

NAACP, NAACP Empowerment Programs and NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Carlton Eliot Forbes

The Fortune Society, Amicus Curiae, represented by Amelia Temple Redwood Starr

 
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