Gamble v. United States

Decided June 17, 2019. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 17-646 · 587 U.S. 678 (2019) · Cited 238 times

Holding

The dual sovereignty doctrine—under which two offenses are not the “same offence” for double jeopardy purposes if prosecuted by separate sovereigns—is upheld.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Bartkus v. Illinois · 359 U.S. 121 (1959)
• United States v. Lanza · 260 U.S. 377 (1922)
• Houston v. Moore · 18 U.S. 1 (1820)
• Abbate v. United States · 359 U.S. 187 (1959)
• Benton v. Maryland · 395 U.S. 784 (1969)
• Grady v. Corbin · 495 U.S. 508 (1990)
• Blockburger v. United States · 284 U.S. 299 (1931)
• Elkins v. United States · 364 U.S. 206 (1960)
• McDonald v. City of Chicago · 561 U.S. 742 (2010)
• Murphy v. Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor · 378 U.S. 52 (1964)
• Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey · 505 U.S. 833 (1992)
• Heath v. Alabama · 474 U.S. 82 (1985)
• Arizona v. Gant · 556 U.S. 332 (2009)
• Lawrence v. Texas · 539 U.S. 558 (2003)
• McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission · 514 U.S. 334 (1995)
• Testa v. Katt · 330 U.S. 386 (1947)
• Holder v. Hall · 512 U.S. 874 (1994)
• Payne v. Tennessee · 501 U.S. 808 (1991)
• District of Columbia v. Heller · 554 U.S. 570 (2008)
• Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer · 343 U.S. 579 (1952)
• United States v. Craft · 535 U.S. 274 (2002)
• United States v. Smith · 18 U.S. 153 (1820)
• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins · 304 U.S. 64 (1938)
• Pearson v. Callahan · 555 U.S. 223 (2009)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-Fonseca · 480 U.S. 421 (1987)
• Green v. United States · 355 U.S. 184 (1957)
• United States v. Gaudin · 515 U.S. 506 (1995)
• United States v. Dixon · 509 U.S. 688 (1993)
• Palko v. Connecticut · 302 U.S. 319 (1937)
• Screws v. United States · 325 U.S. 91 (1945)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Allen v. Cooper · 589 U.S. 248 (2020)
• Fuld v. Palestine Liberation Organization · 606 U.S. 1 (2025)
• Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau · 591 U.S. 197 (2020)
• SEC v. Jarkesy · 603 U.S. 109 (2024)
• Williams v. Reed · 604 U.S. 168 (2025)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2019). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-08-15. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).