{"data":{"id":"us/42-u.s.c.-2000h-1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 U.S.C. § 2000h–1","heading":"Double jeopardy; specific crimes and criminal contempts","body":"No person should be put twice in jeopardy under the laws of the United States for the same act or omission. For this reason, an acquittal or conviction in a prosecution for a specific crime under the laws of the United States shall bar a proceeding for criminal contempt, which is based upon the same act or omission and which arises under the provisions of this Act; and an acquittal or conviction in a proceeding for criminal contempt, which arises under the provisions of this Act, shall bar a prosecution for a specific crime under the laws of the United States based upon the same act or omission.","path":["Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","CHAPTER 21—CIVIL RIGHTS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc42@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:34Z","sha256":"b6ff1ea4a30dac7dffe6630d6889ee38e60d459db899413ba42805612421ae7f","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-u.s.c.-2000h","next":"us/42-u.s.c.-2000h-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}