On October 16, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States heard Mathena v. Malvo, a complex case with the potential to completely reform the criminal justice system. While a multitude of recent cases have addressed life without parole, Malvo’s case is unique because it implicates the use of retroactive verdicts in criminal justice cases. If the Court rules in Malvo’s favor, it would open the door to thousands of criminal justice cases being revisited due to their now-unconstitutional sentencing practices.

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