Fifth Amendment. Stop Ignoring Double Jeopardy The Supreme Court should reconsider the misbegotten "dual sovereignty" doctrine. Jacob Sullum | 12.5.2018 12:01 AM ...

There is some dispute about exactly how old the dual sovereignty doctrine is, because the Supreme Court alluded to the idea as early as 1847 and enunciated it more explicitly in 1852 but did not ...

The dual sovereignty doctrine isn’t just a legal technicality; it’s a gateway for multiple layers of punishment. For drivers ...

Critics are bemoaning the recent Supreme Court decision upholding the dual-sovereignty doctrine in Gamble v. United States.

Analysis 'Gamble v. United States' and the Dual Sovereignty Doctrine Cyber Crime columnist Peter A. Crusco writes: With the newest Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court seated, court watchers are ...

Thus, the “dual sovereignty” doctrine – which allows for dual prosecution by tribal and federal authorities – does not apply, ... Heather Whiteman Runs Him, Court will assess double-jeopardy claim ...

Update: On Dec. 6, 2018, the Supreme Court hears oral argument in Gamble v.United States, which seeks to eliminate the so-called “dual sovereignty” exception to the Double Jeopardy Clause. The ACLU ...

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to overturn a longstanding doctrine on whether an individual can be prosecuted for the same crime twice under federal and state laws. The justices, in a 7-2 ...