Is Restitution Punishment?

reason.com/volokh/2025/10/08/in-ellingburg-v-united-states-the-supreme-court-should-hold-that-restitution-compensates-victims-rather-than-punishes-criminals

Next Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear argument in Ellingburg v. United States. The question presented is whether criminal restitution under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act (MVRA) is penal and thus subject to the restrictions of the Constitution's federal Ex Post Facto Clause.…

This story appeared on reason.com, 2025-10-08 13:15:52.
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