Ellingburg v. United States, Docket No. 24-482

The Supreme Court held that restitution under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996 (MVRA) constitutes criminal punishment for purposes of the Ex Post Facto Clause. The Court reversed the Eighth Circuit's decision, concluding that the MVRA's text and structure—including its labeling of restitution as a "penalty," its placement in the criminal code, its imposition at sentencing alongside other criminal punishments, and its enforcement by the Government rather than victims—demonstrate that Congress intended restitution to be criminal punishment.music for the podcast provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dimitry Taras