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  2. Miranda warning - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the Miranda warning is a type of notification customarily given by police to criminal suspects in police custody (or in a custodial interrogation) advising them of their right to silence and, in effect, protection from self-incrimination; that is, their right to refuse to answer questions or provide information to law enforcement or other officials.

  3. Miranda v. Arizona - Wikipedia

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    Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that law enforcement in the United States must warn a person of their constitutional rights before interrogating them, or else the person's statements cannot be used as evidence at their trial.

  4. Prophylactic rule - Wikipedia

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    In United States law, an example is the case of Miranda v. Arizona , which adopted a prophylactic rule (" Miranda warnings ") to protect the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. The exclusionary rule , which restricts admissibility of evidence in court, is also sometimes considered to be a prophylactic rule. [ 2 ]

  5. Supreme Court shields police from being sued for ignoring ...

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    The Supreme Court on Thursday shielded police from being sued by suspects for failing to provide well-known Miranda warnings. Ruling in a Los Angeles case called Vega vs. Tekoh, the justices by a ...

  6. U.S. Supreme Court protects police from 'Miranda' lawsuits

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    Tekoh was charged with sexually assaulting a hospital patient after Vega obtained a written confession from him without first informing the suspect of his rights through so-called Miranda warnings.

  7. Supreme Court rules to protect police from lawsuits over ...

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    The conservative majority said officers are immune to civil lawsuits over Miranda violations because the warnings are not constitutional rights.

  8. Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    The warning Chief Justice Earl Warren referred to is now called the Miranda warning, and it is customarily delivered by the police to an individual before questioning. Miranda has been clarified by several further Supreme Court rulings. For the warning to be necessary, the questioning must be conducted under "custodial" circumstances.

  9. Supreme Court set to rule on whether Miranda warnings are a ...

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    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 ...