Setser v. United States
Holding: A federal district court has the discretion to order a federal criminal sentence to run after a state criminal sentence that is anticipated but has not yet been imposed.
Judgment: Affirmed, 6-3, in an opinion by Justice Scalia on March 28, 2012. Justice Breyer filed a dissenting opinion joined by Justices Kennedy and Ginsburg.
Briefs and Documents
Merits Briefs for the Petitioner
Merits Briefs for the Respondent
Certiorari-stage documents