All state constitutions drafted prior to the Bill of Rights contained a double jeopardy provision. The principle was so universal that when James Madison proposed on the floor of the First ...

The Supreme Court on Monday added one new case, involving the double jeopardy clause and the Hobbs Act, to its docket for the 2025-26 term. The justices opted not to intervene in a First Amendment ...

An attorney for Karen Read acknowledged there was little previous caselaw to support the double jeopardy arguments her team ...

As described by the Cornell Law School, in criminal cases, the Fifth Amendment guarantees the right to a grand jury, forbids “double jeopardy,” and protects against self-incrimination." ...

The judge said he will consider the arguments for both sides and make a ruling as soon as possible given the next trial ...

The Fifth Amendment’s double jeopardy clause bars someone from being prosecuted twice for the same crime. In Woodward v. California, the justices turned down a request to weigh in on what it means for ...

A motion hearing continues in superior court as a federal judge weighs whether moving forward with charges violates double jeopardy.

The decision marks the end of the road for several criminal defendants and a police officer accused of excessive force in a ...

A sexual assault charge for a Casper man has been dismissed. Natrona County District Court Judge Josh Eames said the state’s ...

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for the Moday, February 24 episode of Jeopardy!] ...