24-1958·TAX

United States v. Richard Rund

Status

Scheduled
Argued
Opinion Issued (current)

Question Presented

Whether civil penalties for failing to report foreign bank and financial accounts are "fines" within the meaning of the Eighth Amendment's Excessive Fines Clause.

Argument Date

September 10, 2025

Argument Time

9:30 a.m.

Panel

III

Courtroom

Blue Courtroom (Room 339)

Lower Court Judge

Nachmanoff

Panel

Judge Harris

Judge Rushing

Senior Judge Floyd

Citation

CaseUnited States v. Richard Rund, No. 24-1958 (4th Cir. Sept. 4, 2026)

PanelFloyd, S.J., Harris & Rushing, JJ.

Arguing Counsel

Stephen Kauffman

per CA4 audio archive

Samuel Gedge

per CA4 audio archive

Nishant Kumar

per CA4 audio archive

Panel That Day

4 of 4 cases argued September 10, 2025 before this panel have been decided.

Decided

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Opinion Issued

Authored by Per Curiam

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Opinions

Majority
September 4, 2026
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