The Supreme Court, of the federal united States, hands down Fox v. united States, inventing the “Separate Sovereigns Doctrine”: trying a defendant in BOTH federal AND State courts for the same offense is permitted as the federal government and State government are separate sovereigns.
NOTE: This is Double Jeopardy which is prohibited by Article V of Amendment.
[added 9/13/2026] Thanks to Freedoms Phoenix for this entry.
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“Law of the Jungle”
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References:
The Supreme Court Will Hear Two Big Criminal Justice Cases Later This Year – Hit & Run : Reason.com
reason.com/blog/2018/10/11/supreme-court-big-criminal-justice-cases
Criminal law in the Taney Court – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_law_in_the_Taney_Court
312-321_Online.pdf
harvardlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/312-321_Online.pdf
Dates of Early Supreme Court Decisions and Arguments – datesofdecisions.pdf
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/datesofdecisions.pdf
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