Today, Free Speech For People, and a coalition of national organizations, issued a letter to the New York legislature in support of a bill pending before the state legislature to close the double jeopardy loophole in New York State before the President begins to issue pardons.

New York State law may currently allow certain defendants pardoned by the president for their federal crimes to also escape prosecution for their state crimes. The NY legislature has previously enacted twelve exceptions to the double jeopardy statute. The current bill, A.6653/S.4572, would provide a new exception that narrowly targets self-dealing presidential pardons.