First, the Court reads the Double Jeopardy Clause as a protection against conduct by the same “sovereign.” Accordingly, since the federal government is, like each state, a separate ...

. . . Nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb. —Fifth Amendment, U.S. Constitution As every U.S. schoolboy learns, the Bill of Rights ...

Some criminal acts could be state, federal, or both. The double jeopardy clause in the Fifth Amendment precludes the same state or federal court from trying the defendant twice for the same crime.

The Fifth Amendment's double jeopardy clause protects against being ... a State may prosecute a defendant under state law even if the Federal Government has prosecuted him for the same conduct ...

A federal judge denied Karen Read’s attempt to have her state murder charge thrown out on double jeopardy grounds Thursday. The decision comes after the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ...

The Rekha Gupta government in the national capital tomorrow ... it would be a case of political double jeopardy. In law, double jeopardy means a person, cannot be tried or punished for the same ...

The state government has today introduced legislation to expand double jeopardy exceptions to an ... The changes will also clarify the definition of fresh and compelling evidence.

Can the Government force a U.S. company to compete ... Holophane—and possibly other companies —in a position of double jeopardy. By competing abroad, Holophane leaves itself open to law ...