Opening Arguments Archive: Topics: Fundamental Rights
Supreme Court in Miranda case: Suspect must invoke right
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a criminal suspect must explicitly invoke the right to remain silent during a police interrogation, a decision that dissenting liberal justices said turns the protections of a Miranda warning “upside down.”
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June 1, 2010; 1:06 PM ET |
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Key Excerpt: Coburn and Sotomayor on Fundamental Rights
Courtesy of CQ Transcriptions SEN. COBURN: Thank you. I want to go back to a couple of other areas that we talked about. One is -- is some answers to questions that you gave to -- questions from Senator Hatch....
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July 16, 2009; 12:00 PM ET |
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