Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Statue of Lady Justice in a Dallas courtroom. (2017 File Photo/Staff) Restitution Federal prosecutors have a legal duty to seek ...

Restitution plays a big part of our criminal justice system. However, recent studies have shown the practice to be both unfair and not effective. Now the Supreme Court has weighed in. Restitution is ...

Today the Ninth Circuit handed down an interesting opinion on restitution, confirming that criminal defendants can agree to pay expansive restitution beyond what is required by the crimes of ...