Double jeopardy, the Air Force’s effective ban on deploying HIV-positive airmen, and leaving supplies in the desert for migrants crossing the border.
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Double jeopardy: https://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/newcaaf/opinions/2019OctTerm/170263.pdf
New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/11/14/three-trials-for-murder
Air Force & HIV: http://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/191410.P.pdf
Leaving supplies in the desert: https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6763128/2020-02-03-Hoffman-DE22-Order-Reversing.pdf
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