When watching television shows about police officers or crime, most people have heard about Miranda rights. In the United States, police and crime shows have consistently made up around 20% of all television show broadcasts....more
On of the most well known of all criminal procedural rights was established by the US Supreme Court on this day in 1966, when the Court handed down its Miranda v. Arizona decision. It established the legal principle that all...more
The Second Circuit joined its sister circuits and upheld the constitutionality Federal Rule of Evidence 413, which renders admissible propensity evidence about the defendant in sexual assault cases. In United States v....more
On December 2, 2015, the CFPB denied a petition for modification of a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) filed by UniRush, LLC. In doing so, the CFPB reinforced its view that such petitions are disfavored. However, in denying...more
Overview: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed a drug conviction in a case where FBI agents deliberately delayed Miranda warnings to induce the defendant’s confession. The court found that the agents had...more