Posted June 18, 2019 Supreme Court Rules Dual-Sovereignty Stays The Double Jeopardy Clause provides that no person may be “twice put in jeopardy” “for the same offence.” Per the “dual-sovereignty” doctrine, the Supreme Court has long held that a “crime under one... State Legislatures News, Policy, Civil and Criminal Justice, State-Federal
Posted October 30, 2018 Unaccompanied Minors and the Flores Settlement Agreement: What to Know The Flores settlement requires that minors in INS custody must be housed in facilities that meet certain standards, including state standards for housing and care of dependent children. State Legislatures News, Policy, Human Services, State-Federal
Posted July 26, 2017 What's So Important About 1619 Anyway? NCSL staffer Megan McClure sat down with Yuri Milligan, associate director for marketing and communications at American Evolution, which is teaming up... State Legislatures News, Policy, Elections
Posted January 12, 2017 How the Congressional Reconciliation Process Works With Republicans maintaining their majorities in both houses of Congress and now controlling the White House, can they get their agenda passed and to the president's desk? State Legislatures News, Policy, Elections, Fiscal