Sotomayor and Gorsuch join to condemn double jeopardy in immigration case
Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch teamed up on Tuesday to criticize the “constitutional absurdity” of the prosecution of Jesus Herrera-Salazar, saying the Mexican national’s two arrests raise questions about double jeopardy.
TL;DR
- Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch criticized the prosecution of Jesus Herrera-Salazar.
- Herrera-Salazar was indicted twice for illegally entering the United States.
- The justices raised concerns about double jeopardy violations.
- They described the situation as a 'constitutional absurdity'.
- The Supreme Court declined to hear Herrera-Salazar's appeal.