COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO v. LUIS M. SANCHEZ VALLE ET AL.
Supreme Court of the United States, Kagan, June 9, 2016,
Double Jeopardy – Dual Sovereign – Because Puerto Rico and the federal government both obtain their prosecutorial powers from the federal government, conviction/acquittal in one bars trial in the other.
(Concur – Ginsburg, Joined by Thomas Yep – Double Jeopardy should apply nationwide, eliminate Dual Sovereign rule)
(Concur – Thomas – Indian Tribes should not be considered separate sovereigns)
(Dissent – Breyer, Joined by Sotomayor – The majority’s opinion only makes sense if you don’t give it much thought)