West Virginia University College of Law professor Amy Cyphert was recently cited by the United States District Court for New Mexico. The Court cited Professor Cyphert's article, Reprogramming Recidivism: The First Step Act and Algorithmic Prediction of Risk , 51 Seton Hall L. Rev. 331 (2020) for its discussion of the First Step Act and PATTERN in U.S. v. Gonzales.
From the abstract of Reprogramming Recidivism: The First Step Act and Algorithmic Prediction of Risk :