06/17/2019
Bogota to the supreme: Gamble v US gives a thumbs up to double prosecution. Big ups to Gorsuch and RBG for keepin' it real.
The Constitution’s double jeopardy clause guarantees that no one shall “be twice put in jeopardy” “for the same offence.” Today the Supreme Court upheld a longstanding interpretation of that clause, known as the “separate sovereigns” doctrine. By a vote of 7-2, the justices rejected a ...