A unanimous Supreme Court ruled that a victim restitution law represents a criminal punishment as it revived a challenge by a ...

Yesterday’s majority opinion by Brett Kavanaugh in Ellingburg v. United States well may be the shortest of the term – less ...

The Mandatory Victims Restitution Act (MVRA), enacted in 1996, requires defendants convicted of certain federal crimes to pay ...

A recent Supreme Court opinion could change a state court’s ruling on restitution in a murder case.

The Supreme Court ruled that restitution under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act is criminal punishment, and that the ...

Large restitution amounts and numerous repayment requirements are set forth in court as sentencings in Hertel & Brown fraud ...

January 22, 2026 - Fausto Lopez finished high school, got an associate degree and applied to attend a four-year college - all while inside juvenile detention. Xochtil Larios entered adulthood with a ...

[A]lthough this opinion is 16 pages long, the meat of it is pretty straightforward. The issue is in a criminal case who is entitled to restitution and what needs to be shown in order to get ...

Over the past 20 years, the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial has been extended to sentencing. Beginning with Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000), the U.S. Supreme Court has held that a ...

Individuals who are the unfortunate subjects of federal criminal tax prosecution face prison terms, probation, fines, restrictions on travel and other punishment. Conviction of felony tax offenses ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bryan Kohberger, right, convicted of murdering four University of Idaho students, is serving life in prison. Attorney Anne Taylor ...