Post 1 for Tri 2 - due 12/14

The double jeopardy clause in the Fifth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution provides that "No person shall ... be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb."  However as PBS explains, "there is a 170-year-old exception to the double jeopardy clause known as the separate sovereign exception. That is, if two sovereign states — and the United States, they are allowed to do the double prosecution or two states, which are also separate sovereigns, they could do it as well."


Listen to or read the following story from National Public Radio and the one cited abouve from PBS about the Supreme Court's current case on the issue of Double Jeopardy.  The article summarizes the case before the Supreme Court and its potential implications on the Mueller investigation of the president.

Pretend you are on the US Supreme Court:

Should the federal and state courts have the power to prosecute someone for the same crime even though they broke the law in multiple jurisdictions?  

In your answer you need to reference the Constitution and at least one news article in your answer. 

Your post is due by Friday, December 14th.