Supreme Court Ponders Review of Decades-Old Scalia Ruling

A bank robber serving a 105-year sentence has a Hail Mary petition before the Supreme Court seeking to capitalize on the spirit of a criminal justice law that undoes a tough-on-crime 1990s opinion in his case by the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

• Reverses Rule: The First Step Act signed by President Trump reverses the rule Scalia announced in Thomas Lee Deal’s case, and yet he may still have to serve his full sentence.
• Plight of Convicts: Deal’s petition for rehearing spotlights the plight of convicts who might not benefit from reforms of the First Step Act. The justices will consider ...