Double jeopardy doesn't apply to overlapping federal and tribal prosecutions, Supreme Court rules

The Supreme Court on Monday held that a member of the Navajo Nation could be tried in a certain type of Indian court as well as a federal district court for the same crime without violating the double jeopardy clause of the Constitution.

(SOURCE) https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/13/politics/navajo-nation-double-jeopardy-scotus/index.html

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