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authority type case jurisdiction federal_nationwide publication status published_united_states_reports precedential status binding decision or issuance date 2012-06-21 subsequent history Current official source reviewed through 2026-08-25. negative treatment status No overruling or superseding enactment identified in official-primary-source review through 2026-08-25; comprehensive commercial citator not run. material limitations Use only for the propositions and boundaries stated in the linked canonical module. Open official source ↗
Linked modules Dorsey v. United States
Holding used
The Fair Sentencing Act's lower mandatory minimums apply to pre-Act offenders sentenced on or after August 3, 2010.
Material limitation
Dorsey decided the pipeline-sentencing question. It did not create First Step Act § 404, and § 404 eligibility must be applied from Congress's later text.
Official source and pinpoint
Supreme Court bound volume, 567 U.S. 260, 264 and 281: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/boundvolumes/567bv.pdf