Supreme Court of the United States
Fernandez v. United States
May 28, 2026
Summary
The Supreme Court held that a prisoner who challenges the validity of his conviction must use 28 U.S.C. §2255, not the compassionate‑release statute 18 U.S.C. §3582(c)(1)(A); therefore, claims that a conviction is invalid are not “extraordinary and compelling reasons” for compassionate release. The Court affirmed the Second Circuit’s judgment.