--- title: "Rutherford v. United States" citation: "608 U.S. 454 (2026)" authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-RUTHERFORD-608-US-454" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding" official_url: "https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/608us2r40_o7kq.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-RUTHERFORD-608-US-454/" legal_review: "2026-11-02" license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Rutherford v. United States ## Propositions supported - A disparity from Congress's deliberately nonretroactive sentencing amendment cannot create compassionate-release eligibility. ## Material limitations Use only for the bounded propositions in the linked canonical module. ## Official source and locator 608 U.S. 454 (2026): ## Used in - [18 U.S.C. § 3582 — Sentence-Modification Remedy Router](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/70-sentence-modification/section-3582-remedy-router.md)