Disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh’s dramatic downfall was sealed following a sensational six-week 2023 trial in which he was convicted of murdering his wife and son. But the ...

The Supreme Court of the United States concluded that the Constitution’s Double Jeopardy Clause does not preclude retrial of a criminal defendant who was prosecuted in an improper venue and before a ...

In McElrath v. Georgia, the Supreme Court will decide whether the double jeopardy clause bars retrial of a defendant who was both convicted and acquitted in an inconsistent or "repugnant" verdict. The ...

In Barrett v. United States, the Supreme Court is considering whether the double jeopardy clause prohibits a defendant from receiving a separate firearm conviction and sentence under 18 U.S.C. §§ ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a case in its next term that deals with whether the Fifth Amendment’s double jeopardy clause prevents a person from being tried in both state and federal ...