In a letter to AG Eric Holder:
"We are writing to clearly state the ACLU’s position on whether
or not the Department of Justice (DOJ) should consider
bringing federal civil rights or hate crimes charges as a result
of the state court acquittal in the George Zimmerman case.
Even though the Supreme Court permits a federal prosecution
following a state prosecution, the ACLU believes the Double
Jeopardy Clause of the Constitution protects someone from
being prosecuted in another court for charges arising from the
same transaction. A jury found Zimmerman not guilty, and that
should be the end of the criminal case. "
La-dee-da.
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