Rough news for Paul Manafort
The Supreme Court didn’t enhance the president’s power to pardon beyond federal offenses. Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images If you’re worried about President Trump issuing a plenary get-out-of-jail-free card via a pardon from federal crimes, you’ll be pleased by a 7-2 Supreme Court decision today that left in place a doctrine that allows states to prosecute malefactors under their own laws, even if the same offenses have already been dealt with in federal court.
Alito compared the federal government and the states to the United States and foreign governments for purposes of defending the “dual sovereignty” exception: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who called for a review of the “dual sovereignty” exception, dissented, as did Justice Neil Gorsuch, who said it unjustifiably undermined the “fundamental fairness” of the double-jeopardy prohibition.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
SCOTUS rules VA legislators can’t appeal redistricting rulingThe Supreme Court has come to a decision on gerrymandering. NBC’s Pete Williams joins Stephanie Ruhle and Ali Velshi to break down why this matters going into the 2020 election.
Read more »
Supreme Court affirms longstanding rule allowing individuals to be prosecuted by states and federal government for the same offenseIn a 7-2 ruling, over dissents from Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Neil Gorsuch, the justices affirmed the so-called 'dual sovereignty' exception to the Constitution's double jeopardy clause.
Read more »
Justices say states can continue to prosecute for same crime as federal governmentNEW: Supreme Court upholds exception to Fifth Amendment's ban on 'double jeopardy,' allowing a state and the federal government to each prosecute an individual for the same action if it violates both state and federal laws.
Read more »
Supreme Court affirms longstanding rule allowing individuals to be prosecuted by states and federal government for the same offenseIn a 7-2 ruling, over dissents from Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Neil Gorsuch, the justices affirmed the so-called 'dual sovereignty' exception to the Constitution's double jeopardy clause.
Read more »
SCOTUS rules VA legislators can’t appeal redistricting rulingThe Supreme Court has come to a decision on gerrymandering. NBC’s Pete Williams joins Stephanie Ruhle and Ali Velshi to break down why this matters going into the 2020 election.
Read more »
Buttigieg says if he's president 'so be it' if Trump prosecuted after leaving officePete Buttigieg said that if elected president, he would have no problem with Trump being prosecuted after he has left office.
Read more »