Dual Sovereignty Doctrine

The legal principle that successive prosecutions by separate sovereigns for the same act do not violate the Double Jeopardy Clause.

Denezpi v. United States
  1. Denezpi v. United States
  2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 13, 2022)
  3. DefendantsMerle DenezpiPlaintiffsUnited StatesProsecutorsEric J. FeiginDefense AttorneysEasha AnandJudgesAmy Coney BarrettJohn G. RobertsClarence ThomasStephen G. BreyerSamuel A. AlitoBrett M. KavanaughNeil M. GorsuchSonia SotomayorElena KaganInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesUte Mountain Ute Court of Indian OffensesUnited States Department of Justice
  4. Case Tags: Double Jeopardy;Dual Sovereignty Doctrine;Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction;Federal Indian Law