>So Goldman got Federal prosecutors to prosecute a person for violations of commerce law where Goldman was performing no commerce? No, the distinction was that

>So Goldman got Federal prosecutors to prosecute a person for violations of commerce law where Goldman was performing no commerce? No, the distinction was that it was a service they used in commerce when the law only said "product." Now the law was amended to say product or service in interstate commerce. >and so his constitutional right to not be tried multiple times for the same behavior does not exist. Double Jeopardy only applies to to the same sovereign entity. If you do something that breaks federal and state law, that is on you. That is how it has always been, it wasn't surprising that the court didn't agree with double jeopardy.