Ruling Confirms Jury’s Role in Raising Criminal Sentences – New York Times

She rejected the federal government’s argument that extending the 2000 ruling to criminal fines would prevent states and the federal government from adopting laws that calibrate the amount of the fine to a defendant’s culpability.
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