WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11397) on Feb. 13, 2026, by legislative attorney Joanna R. Lampe: * * * Ellingburg v. United States: Supreme Court Holds Criminal Restitution Statute Punitive for Purposes of the Ex Post Facto Clause On January 20, 2026, the Supreme Court decided Ellingburg v. United States, holding that criminal restitution under the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act (MVRA) is a criminal  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11326) on Feb. 13, 2026, by legislative attorney Cassandra J. Barnum: * * * Federal Prosecutorial Discretion: A Brief Overview From broad law enforcement priorities embraced by different presidential Administrations to individual choices by Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys about what charges to bring in specific cases, the executive branch wields broad discretion in  more PR