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High Court narrows double jeopardy protections ruling
The Supreme Court limits double jeopardy in civil and criminal penalties. Oklahoma men may be charged again for conspiracy and misusing bank funds despite prior civil fines. Five justices say civil penalties must have a rational relation to government losses, altering the 1989 standard.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Oklahoma
William H. Rehnquist
Rehnquist
10Th
US. Circuit Court of Appeals