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The Supreme Court Gutted Miranda Rights. Here's What That Means Now.
- Maybe you seldom if ever fit the descriptions at the heart of racial profiling or stop-and-frisk policies, but the Supreme Court's decision to protect the police from being sued leaves the rest of us vulnerable and takes away a path to justice.
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- U.S.Associated Press
Supreme Court rules out suing police for Miranda violations
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that law enforcement officers can’t be sued when they violate the rights of criminal suspects by failing to provide the familiar Miranda warning before questioning them. The justices ruled 6-3 in favor of a sheriff's deputy who was sued after he failed to read a Miranda warning — “You have the right to remain silent,” it begins — to a Los Angeles hospital worker accused of sexually assaulting a patient. The issue in the case was whether the warning given to
- U.S.Reuters
U.S. Supreme Court protects police from 'Miranda' lawsuits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday shielded police from the risk of paying money damages for failing to advise criminal suspects of their rights before obtaining statements later used against them in court, siding with a Los Angeles County deputy sheriff. The justices ruled 6-3 in favor of deputy sheriff Carlos Vega, who had appealed a lower court decision reviving a lawsuit by a hospital employee named Terence Tekoh who accused the officer of violating his rights under th
- U.S.LA Times
Supreme Court shields police from being sued for ignoring Miranda warnings
Supreme Court rules police may press suspects to reveal evidence that may be used against them in court.
- U.S.TheGrio
Supreme Court set to rule on whether Miranda warnings are a constitutional right
The United States Supreme Court may soon decide whether or not police officers can face civil lawsuits if they fail […] The post Supreme Court set to rule on whether Miranda warnings are a constitutional right appeared first on TheGrio.
- U.S.Associated Press
Court hears case over deputy who didn't read Miranda rights
Everyone knows police aren't supposed to question suspects without reading them their Miranda rights. The Supreme Court on Wednesday wrestled with whether a sheriff's deputy can be sued for money damages for violating the rights of a hospital employee who was accused of sexually assaulting a patient. At issue is whether the familiar Miranda warning, which the court recognized in its Miranda v. Arizona decision in 1966 and reaffirmed 34 years later, is a constitutional right or has a lesser and
- U.S.LA Times
Los Angeles police dispute at center of Supreme Court case on Miranda warnings
Supreme Court justices sound prepared to rule that police don't violate the constitutional rights of a suspect by failing to give Miranda warnings.
- U.S.The Hill
Three cases to watch as Supreme Court readies for final oral arguments of term
The Supreme Court this month will hear its last oral arguments in a term that has been overshadowed by disputes over abortion and the Second Amendment and the confirmation of the nation’s first Black female justice. As the country awaits decisions in those potentially landmark cases, three cases stand out as highlights among the remaining…
- PoliticsThe Daily Beast
Shaun King’s PAC and Philly DA Scratched Backs, Suit Claims
Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast / Photos GettyAnother year, another allegation of financial impropriety involving activist Shaun King—and this time, there’s a lawsuit.Following his landslide defeat in the Democrat primary for Philadelphia District Attorney to incumbent Larry Krasner, Carlos Vega, a litigious former assistant DA whom Krasner had fired after taking office four years ago, is pressing ahead with a libel and slander suit aimed at his opponent’s campaign, King, and
- U.S.NBC News
Progressive Philadelphia DA's big primary win boosts reform movement momentum
"Four years ago we promised reform and a focus on serious crime," Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said after his victory Tuesday night. "We kept those promises."
- PoliticsHuffPost
Larry Krasner Declares Victory In Democratic Primary For Philadelphia District Attorney
The progressive DA will likely win another term in office in November.
