Jones v. Soto

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that Congress may, consistent with the Seventh Amendment, authorize courts to impose civil penalties without a jury trial
• holding that there is a right to a jury trial to determine liability for civil penalties, but not to determine “the amount of civil penalties”
• holding that jury should decide liability under the Clean Water Act, but court, rather than jury, should determine amount of civil penalties, if any
• holding that an action for disgorgement of improper profits, a type of restitution, is “traditionally considered an equitable remedy.”
• holding that penalties are “intended to punish culpable individuals,” not “to extract compensation or restore the status quo.”
• holding that jury should decide liability under the Clean Water Act, but court, rather than jury, should determine amount of civil penalties, if any

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).