[1] In a 7-1 decision written by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Court held that a state had no right to keep fines and other money based on an invalid conviction.

[3] The case combined lawsuits by two petitioners: Shannon Nelson and Louis Madden.

Nelson was convicted of child abuse and sentenced to 20 years to life, and assessed $8,192 in various fees and restitution.

[8] This decision held that the part of the law regarding "any fine, penalty, court costs, or restitution imposed upon and paid by the wrongfully convicted person" violated the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of due process.

[2] The petitioners are entitled to prompt repayment of the money that they paid in regard to the wrongful conviction.