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New York Law Journal

Decision Was Product of Multi-Century Struggle

Gerald J. Whalen, Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, writes: The 'Miranda' rule did not emerge from a historical vacuum—it was actually the capstone of a multi-century struggle in Anglo-American jurisprudence to enforce the evidentiary rule against admitting involuntary confessions.
17 minute read

New York Law Journal

Better Protection of Rights Through Judicial Excellence

Janet DiFiore, Chief Judge of the State of New York, writes: A court system that strives for excellence is a court system that is most able to protect Fifth Amendment rights and so many others.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Case Gave Meaning to Self-Incrimination Clause

Peter Tom, Acting Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, First Department, writes: The Miranda doctrine has been rightly enshrined as one of the strongest girders binding together the structure of our criminal justice system.
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

Striving to Safeguard Young People's Rights

Lawrence K. Marks, Chief Administrative Judge of the New York State Unified Court System, writes: With the benefit of research into the teenage brain and comprehension of 'Miranda' warnings by young people, we have begun to rethink how best to protect the Fifth Amendment rights of adolescents.
11 minute read

Daily Business Review

Governor Tries for Diversity on Bench, But Not a Top Priority

Gov. Rick Scott told a group of Miami-Dade lawyers and judges that diversity is not his top priority when it comes to choosing judges.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Courts Must Ensure Warnings Are Understood

Randall T. Eng, Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department, writes: In the culturally diverse melting pot that is New York City, it is particularly important to be sensitive to the fact that a suspect may lack sufficient fluency in the English language to understand the 'Miranda' concepts.
13 minute read

National Law Journal

Obama Nominates Two Local D.C. Judges to Federal Bench

District of Columbia Superior Court judges Todd Edelman and Florence Pan, both Obama appointees to the city's local trial court, were nominated on Thursday to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Governor Nathan Deal To Appoint New Clayton County Superior Court Judge

Governor Nathan Deal signed a bill Tuesday that would increase the size of the Clayton County Superior Court from four judges to five.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

D.C. Judge Rosemary Collyer To Lead Surveillance Court

U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer in Washington, soon to become a senior judge, will take over as presiding judge of the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in May.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court of Appeals Judges Discuss Challenges of the Job

Six of the Court of Appeals judges who gathered at Albany Law School for a rare discussion of their work Tuesday spoke about the challenge for relative newcomers of finding their way on the state's highest court, while the only judge who has served more than three years, Eugene Pigott Jr., sketched a recipe for success when arguing before the court.
14 minute read

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