| Litigants: | Paroline v. U.S. |
| Arguedate: | January 22 |
| Argueyear: | 2014 |
| Decidedate: | April 23 |
| Decideyear: | 2014 |
| Fullname: | Doyle Randall Paroline, Petitioner v. United States, et al. |
| Usvol: | 572 |
| Uspage: | 434 |
| Parallelcitations: | 134 S. Ct. 1710; 188 L. Ed. 2d 714 |
| Docket: | 12-8561 |
| Prior: | 701 F.3d 749 (5th Cir. 2012); cert. granted, . |
| Holding: | To recover restitution, the government or the victim must establish a causal relationship between the defendant's conduct and the victim's harm or damages. |
| Majority: | Kennedy |
| Joinmajority: | Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan |
| Dissent: | Roberts |
| Joindissent: | Scalia, Thomas |
| Dissent2: | Sotomayor |
Paroline v. United States, 572 U.S. 434 (2014), is a case in which the United States Supreme Court ruled that to recover restitution under, the government or the victim must establish a causal relationship between the defendant's conduct and the victim's harm or damages. The decision vacated the appellate court decision,[1] and remanded it.[2] A legislative fix was subsequently proposed by Marci Hamilton.[3] Ultimately, the Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018 was introduced in response.