老澳门开奖结果 Comment on Supreme Court Decision in Vega v. Tekoh
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Supreme Court ruled in Vega v. Tekoh today that a person cannot sue a police officer under federal civil rights laws for violating their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination by failing to provide a Miranda warning.
The 老澳门开奖结果, which represented Ernesto Arturo Miranda in the 1966 Miranda v. Arizona case, filed an amicus brief alongside the Cato Institute in the case in support of Terence Tekoh, the plaintiff who originally brought the challenge.
Brett Max Kaufman, senior staff attorney with the 老澳门开奖结果, had the following reaction to today鈥檚 decision:
鈥淭he warnings mandated by the Supreme Court in Miranda have been part of the fabric of law enforcement interactions with the public for more than 60 years. By denying people whose rights are violated the ability to seek redress under our country鈥檚 most important civil rights statute, the Court further widens the gap between the guarantees found in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and the people鈥檚 ability to hold government officials accountable for violating them.鈥�
鈥淲e fought for the Supreme Court to recognize these rights, and we鈥檒l keep fighting to make sure our country lives up to the Constitution鈥檚 guarantees.鈥�
Vega v. Tekoh is a part of the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Joan and Irwin Jacobs Supreme Court Docket
The Supreme Court鈥檚 decision is here: /legal-document/vega-v-tekoh-supreme-court-opinion
More details about the case and the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 brief are here: /cases/vega-v-tekoh
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