Fernandez v. United States
The Court holds that a federal prisoner who collaterally attacks the validity of his conviction must proceed through the habeas statute, 28 U. S. C. § 2255, and cannot use a motion for compassionate release under 18 U. S. C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) as a substitute. The supposed invalidity of a conviction is not among the "extraordinary and compelling reasons" that justify compassionate release; channeling such claims into § 2255 keeps the two statutes in harmony and stops prisoners from evading § 2255's strict procedural limits. CASE: Fernandez v. United States AUTHOR: Barrett, J. DECIDED: 2026-05-28…
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