Paroline v. United States

572 U.S. 434·2014

What the Court Decided

The Court addressed how to determine the amount of restitution owed to a victim of child pornography, calling restitution a criminal punishment that serves punitive and penological purposes.

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Cited In

Ellingburg v. United States

2025 Term · 24-482

Cited by both sides — petitioner for its characterization of restitution as criminal punishment serving punitive purposes, and amicus for its statement that restitution's primary purpose is compensation.