Rutherford v. United States · ¶47

Finally, petitioners downplay the confict between the Act and their interpretation of § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i). True, Congress chose not to reduce § 924(c) penalties on a categorical basis for already sentenced defendants. But petitioners' approach is not categorical: The disparity between a pre- and post-Act sentence would serve as just one of at least two considerations that, taken together, warrant compassionate release. And reducing a sentence based on an all-thingsconsidered judgment, petitioners argue, does not contradict Congress's decision to leave a class of offenders ineligible for a sentencing reduction. See also post, at 487–488.

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