Tull v. United States

481 U.S. 412·1987

What the Court Decided

The Court held that the Seventh Amendment guarantees a jury trial on liability in civil penalty actions but stated in a footnote that the assessment of the penalty amount does not require a jury.

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Cited In

Ellingburg v. United States

2025 Term · 24-482

Cited by amicus to argue that the Seventh Amendment does not necessarily require a jury for the remedy phase of civil proceedings, suggesting civil penalties could survive without jury determinations.