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- authority type
- case
- jurisdiction
- federal_nationwide
- publication status
- published_united_states_reports
- precedential status
- binding_historical_statutory_interpretation
- decision or issuance date
- 2010-06-07
- subsequent history
- First Step Act § 102(b) superseded the time-served calculation text for covered sentences.
- negative treatment status
- Statutory holding superseded for current covered calculations; retained only as historical authority.
- material limitations
- Not the current formula for First Step Act-covered sentences.
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Barber v. Thomas
Holding used
The Court upheld the Bureau's time-served calculation under the then-current text of § 3624(b).
Material limitation
The First Step Act later replaced the operative calculation text for covered sentences. Do not cite Barber as the current formula.
Official source
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-560/pdf/USREPORTS-560-474.pdf