We are all familiar with the Miranda Warning from television. Today the U.S. Supreme Court handed down an opinion (Berguis v. Thompkins) that tilted the warnings procedure towards the police. Criminal suspects must explicitly invoke their right to remain silent. Check out the
SCOTUSwiki for the background of the case with supporting documents; and
SCOTUSblog for an initial analysis of the deicison.

Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat
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